House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has nominated members to chair the following committees with key roles in national security when the 110th Congress convenes in the new year:
• Ike Skelton (Mo.)—Armed Services
• David Obey (Wisc.)—Appropriations
• Bob Filner (Calif.)—Veterans Affairs
• Henry Waxman (Calif.)—Government Reform
• Tom Lantos (Calif.)—International Relations
• Bennie Thompson (Miss.)—Homeland Security
• Silvestre Reyes (Tex.)—Intelligence