U.S. Republicans Head to Key Committee Posts

摘要

Republican control of the House next year is expected to have a favorable impact on industry's agenda, including efforts to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), industry attorneys say. One of the biggest changes will be in the Energy and Commerce committee where chairman Henry Waxman (D., CA) is expected to be replaced by Fred Upton (R., MI). Representative Dave Camp (R., MI), whose district includes Midland, MI, where Dow Chemical and Dow Chemical and Dow Corning are headquartered, is set to become chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has control over U.S. tax and trade policies. EPA will see a new level of scrutiny, including budgetary pressures and hearings on "EPA science" planned by Darrell Issa (R., CA), who is expected to chair the House Government Oversight Committee.