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HASC Republican Subcommittee Breakdowns Announced

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Friday, January 16th, 2009

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The House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) Republicans have received their subcommittee assignments, Ranking Member John McHugh (R-N.Y.) said yesterday, the day after a HASC organizational meeting for the new session of Congress. The GOP assignments are: Seapower and Expeditionary Forces subcommittee, under Ranking Member Todd Akin (Mo.): Reps. Robert Wittman (Va.), Roscoe Bartlett (Md.), Randy Forbes (Va.), Duncan D. Hunter (Calif.), Mike Coffman (Colo.), and Tom Rooney (Fla.). Air and Land Forces subcommittee, under Ranking Member Bartlett: Reps. Cathy McMorris…

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