Phelan Confirms He Will Appoint Democrats to Chair House Committees

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Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens January 11, 2021

“We will have Democratic chairs this session. We have had a process here for 172 years that’s worked pretty well.” –Presumptive House Speaker Dade Phelan

Despite Republican control of the Texas House, Democrats will once again be given chairmanships to House committees.

State Rep. Dade Phelan (R–Beaumont), the presumptive House speaker, made the confirmation during an interview with The Texas Tribune ahead of the start of the session on Tuesday.

“We will have Democratic chairs this session. We have had a process here for 172 years that’s worked pretty well. A thousand people move here every day for a reason, and I don’t see any reason to change,” said Phelan.

In the interview, Phelan praised the bipartisan nature of politics inside the Texas Capitol, saying its a model that works “pretty darn well” and is not always about “Republican versus Democrat” or “left versus right.”

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/phelan-confirms-he-will-appoint-democrats-to-chair-house-committees/

[Bigun]

Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens January 11, 2021

“We will have Democratic chairs this session. We have had a process here for 172 years that’s worked pretty well.” –Presumptive House Speaker Dade Phelan

Despite Republican control of the Texas House, Democrats will once again be given chairmanships to House committees.

State Rep. Dade Phelan (R–Beaumont), the presumptive House speaker, made the confirmation during an interview with The Texas Tribune ahead of the start of the session on Tuesday.

“We will have Democratic chairs this session. We have had a process here for 172 years that’s worked pretty well. A thousand people move here every day for a reason, and I don’t see any reason to change,” said Phelan.

In the interview, Phelan praised the bipartisan nature of politics inside the Texas Capitol, saying its a model that works “pretty darn well” and is not always about “Republican versus Democrat” or “left versus right.”

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/phelan-confirms-he-will-appoint-democrats-to-chair-house-committees/

And thus we will get yet more purple results even when we vote overwhelmingly red!