Mar 5 2009
Power Players: Natural Resources Committee Chair Mines Support from Homestate Industry
Name: Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.V.)Position: At 27, Rahall was the youngest member of the first Congress he served in, landing spots on the Interior and Public Works committees in his first term in 1976. More than 30 years later, he’s the chair of the House Natural Resources Committee (formerly the Interior Committee) and the No. [...]
Jan 15 2009
Power Players: Appropriations Chair and Organized Labor Have Strong Union
Name: Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.)
Position: Being the leader of one of the most powerful congressional committees is not a new task for Obey, who first served as chair of the House Appropriations Committee in 1994. The Democrat was first assigned to the committee in 1969, when he was just 30 years old. He’ll continue to [...]