Barton, three others ramp up efforts to head house energy panel next year

摘要

The race to lead the House Energy and Commerce nCommittee intensified last week, as four Republican candi-ndates ramped up their efforts to become the chamber’s next nleader on energy, climate change and health-care issues.nTexas Representative Joe Barton, the panel’s current nranking Republican, is fighting to ascend to the chairman-nship when Republicans take control of the House next year, ndespite having maxed out the three-term limit as commit-ntee’s top GOP member.