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Frelinghuysen to Retain Control of Defense Appropriations; Two New Republicans Join Subcommittee

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Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

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Frelinghuysen to Retain Control of Defense Appropriations; Two New Republicans Join Subcommittee

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee

The House Appropriations Committee announced its Republican membership on Wednesday, welcoming two new members to the defense subcommittee.All of last year’s Republican members will return except for Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who unsuccessfully ran for the Senate. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) will remain chairman, with Reps. Kay Granger (R-Texas), Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), Steve Womack (R-Ark.), Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) and John Carter (R-Texas) returning to the subcommittee with him.Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Tom Graves…

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