The Republicans are about to shrink the House committee structure.
House Speaker-Elect Thom Tillis said the GOP caucus plans to shrink the number of House committees by one third when it takes over in January.
He said a caucus committee has been looking at the committee structure and has found the North Carolina House has more committees than any legislative chamber in the country. “It’s a waste of taxpayer dollars to have committees that sometimes meet only two or three times a year,” Tillis said. “It provides uncertainty on how you move legislative through the House.”
According to the House website there are 45 committees in the 120-member House. One reason there are so many committees, and even more co-chairs, is that enabled House speakers to spread leadership positions around to lawmakers.
Submitted by robchristensen on 2010-12-15 18:02
