House Republicans Stick Mostly with White Men

“House Republicans have selected white men to chair all but one of their standing committees next year,” National Journal reports.

“The secretive Republican Steering Committee announced its recommendations late Tuesday after an all-day meeting to pick the heads of 17 committees, with all of those slots going to white men. Rep. Candice Miller, who was previously reappointed by Speaker John Boehner to lead the House Administration Committee, will remain the only woman to wield a gavel.”