Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“Sen. Ron Johnson is poised to take over the Budget Committee in the wake of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death late Saturday,” Politico reports.
”The third-term Republican is effectively next in line to wield the committee gavel. Two more senior Republicans, Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Mike Crapo of Idaho, are expected to keep their respective positions atop the Judiciary and Finance panels.”
USA Today: Lindsey Graham’s death opens up an increasingly powerful job in the Senate.
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