House Commerce/Health & Environment Subcommittee ranking member may be Rep. Hall.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP ON KEY HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD TAKE MODERATE TURN with the likely ascension in the 105th Congress of Rep. Ralph Hall (D-Tex.) to ranking minority member of the House Commerce/Health & Environment Subcommittee. Rep. Hall said he was leaning toward taking the post; he is the most senior Commerce member who is interested. Hall was a co-sponsor of the House FDA reform package in the 104th Congress. Hall is also a member of the conservative Democratic "Blue Dog Coalition," where he said he will continue to "be in charge of" Medicare and Medicaid subgroups.