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House Republicans Nominate Nine New Members To Armed Services Committee

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

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House Republicans Nominate Nine New Members To Armed Services Committee

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas)

The House Republican Steering Committee on Monday nominated nine new GOP members to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), to include former White House physician Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas). The group, which now needs to be approved by the Republican Conference and then the full House, also includes Reps. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Pat Fallon (R-Texas), Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.), Blake Moore (R-Utah), Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Jerry Carl (R-Ala.) and Scott Franklin (Fla.). Politico first reported the list of…

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