Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-6) has been selected by his Democratic colleagues to fill a seat on the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for discretionary spending on government agencies and programs. He is the only new Democrat to land a spot on the powerful spending panel for the 114th Congress. Each year the committee’s 12 subcommittees are tasked with producing 12 annual appropriations bills. No word yet on which subcommittee Kilmer will sit on.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Kilmer, who just entered his second term, would be a “strong voice for bigger wages, better infrastructure and greater opportunities for every American.” Congratulations, Congressman Kilmer!