MID-TERM ELECTIONS

[HairOfTheDog]

The Democrats will take over several powerful House committees as of January 1^st, 2019.  Following are four of the most high-profile committees and their new Democratic leaders.
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The House Intelligence Committee will be led by California Representative Adam Schiff.  Schiff, 58, is a meticulous former federal prosecutor from greater Los Angeles.

Schiff, 58, will acquire subpoena power which would allow him to pursue Russia interference leads and follow-ups previously ignored by the current Republican chairman of this committee.  Republican Devin Nunes won his district re-election tonight, but he will thankfully be replaced by Schiff as Chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee. 
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The House Judiciary Committee will be led by New York  Representative Jerrold Nadler, replacing Republican Bob Goodlatte.

Nadler, 71, has pledged to start investigations into potential violations of anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution, Mr. Trump’s apparent attempts to exert undue control over the F.B.I. and Justice Department, and accusations of sexual assault and perjury against Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.  

The House Judiciary Committee also has jurisdiction over some of the Democrats’ highest policy priorities, including writing laws on guns, immigration policy and voting rights.
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee  will be led by Elijah Cummings, 67, from Maryland.  He is replacing Republican Trey Gowdy.

Cummings has laid out two discrete lanes of inquiry: potential fraud and abuse by the White House and federal agencies; and broader issues that cut at what he refers to as “the soul of our democracy,” such as voter suppression. 

With the second largest staff in the House, the committee could quickly initiate inquiries into issues like the hobbling of the Environmental Protection Agency, the White House’s revocation of security clearances, the 2020 census, and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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The House Financial Services Committee will be led by California Representative Maxine Waters, replacing Republican Jeb Hensarling.

Waters will likely move to undo the Republicans’ changes to Dodd-Frank banking regulations and put teeth back into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  “Financial services issues are critical for all Americans and for our economy,” she said in an emailed statement, “and I am focused on making sure that our financial system is fair.”
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Ref: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/us/ho...aders.html