Rep. Henry Waxman, who ranks among the most environmentally minded members of Congress, has wrested the chairmanship of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee in the House of Representatives from veteran Rep. John Dingell effective when the new Congress convenes in January.
Waxman, a liberal environmentalist and booster of health care programs, toppled Dingell Thursday on a vote of 137-122 in the Democratic Party caucus, ending a bitter fight within party ranks. The environment, global warming and health care are among the main subjects Energy and Commerce deals with.
Dingell has been the top Democrat on the panel for 28 years and is an old-school …
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