Boehner Presses for More GOP Seats on Committees

House Minority Leader John Boehner Monday called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to make the proposed committee ratios more equitable.

Boehner (R-Ohio) contended in a letter to Pelosi (D-Calif.), that the Democrat to Republican majority on the panels will deprive “tens and millions of Americans” representation on committees, which serve as the chopping block for legislation.

The Speaker’s office hasn’t released the full committee ratios for the 111th Congress yet. But, Boehner had a copy of the ratios in early December, according to a Democratic aide who noted that the minority gained an additional seat on Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as on the Financial Services Committee.

Boehner acknowledged that point but insists that the ratios must be revised in order to avoid one-party rule.

“The American people are not well served by a process that minimizes bipartisan participation for the purpose of advancing a partisan agenda, and in restoring more equitable committee ratios, the better all of us

Dear Speaker Pelosi:

I am writing today on behalf of the tens of millions of Americans represented by Republicans in the House of Representatives to repeat my objections to the committee ratios established by the Democratic majority for the 111th Congress.

On the opening day of this Congress, after receiving the Speaker