House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) this week announced the committee chairs for the 117th Congress. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) will continue to serve as chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee. Rep. Nydia Velasquez (D-N.Y.) will chair the House Small Business Committee, while Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) will lead the House Agriculture Committee.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) also announced committee ranking members for the 117th Congress. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) will continue to serve as ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee.
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)—a Financial Services Committee veteran and former banker—has been tapped to serve as ranking member of the House Small Business Committee. Rep. G.T. Thompson (R-Pa.) will serve as ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee.