Doc Hastings Will Replace Don Young As Top Republican On Natural Resources

摘要

Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) has been elected to the top Republican spot on the House Natural Resources Committee for the 11 1th Congress, which will be sworn in Jan. 6.rnThe House Republican Steering Committee voted Dec. 11 to select Hastings, an eight-term Washington state lawmaker, to succeed Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). The Steering Committee vote is final.rnYoung, elected to Congress in 1973 and the second most senior Republican in the House, stepped down after losing support of the party leadership, including House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio). Young won re-election Nov. 4, but is fighting ethics charges involving campaign fundraising and other possible violations in Alaska.