Boucher Ranked 11th In Effectiveness in 435 Member U.S. House |
BOUCHER RANKED 11TH IN EFFECTIVENESS IN 435 MEMBER U.S.
HOUSE
(Washington, DC)- The
non-partisan, public interest organization Congress.org has ranked U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher 11th in effectiveness in the
435 member U.S. House of Representatives. The ranking was part of the 2008
Congressional Power Rankings, which were released in March on the Congress.org
website.
Boucher's
ranking was based on a wide variety of criteria including his record in passing
legislation, his position as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air
Quality, and his co-chairmanship of the Internet Caucus.
Last year, Boucher was chosen by his colleagues in the U.S. House of
Representatives as the Chairman of the Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee of
the Energy and Commerce Committee. The Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes
national energy policy and the Clean Air Act. As Chairman, he is uniquely
positioned to develop national energy policy with the views of Southwest Virginia's industries such as coal and
agriculture at the forefront.
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