Senate Health, Finance Panels Face Major Shake-Ups — SkimNews
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- Senate Finance and Health committees are both facing potential major shake-ups ahead of the midterm elections, with the two panels playing an important role in health care policy
- Senate Finance Committee will see significant turnover, with five or more of the panel's 14 Republicans set to leave the committee
- Senate control would shift to Democrats if they win the majority in the midterms, giving them the power to run the committees
- GOP membership changes on the Finance Committee could still shape the panel's direction even if Democrats take the majority, the source notes
Why it matters: The Senate Finance and Health committees oversee legislation on Medicare, drug pricing, and other health care priorities; losing at least five of 14 GOP Finance members signals rare institutional turnover that could reshape the legislative pipeline for health care regardless of which party controls the chamber in the next Congress.
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