Republicans' All White, All Male House Committee Leadership

After President Obama's re-election, top Republicans have professed a need to broaden the party's demographic appeal—but if the latest GOP House leadership roster is any indication, that may take some time to sink in.

Republican leaders in the 113th Congress have recommended an all-white-male group of committee chairmen so far, including 12 returning congressmen.

Many top committees like Financial Services shifted power between top GOP players, but Rep. Paul Ryan was granted a waiver to surpass the customary six-year term limit on his powerful chairmanship. The former vice presidential candidate will remain leader of the Budget Committee.

Republicans noted that the leaders of the Ethics and House Administration committees have yet to be filled, so Speaker John Boehner still has a chance to back a woman for one of those slots. And women did post some gains: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, for one, will now be the No. 4 House Republican leader.

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[eleminatus]

Except there's plenty!

[mintvagoo]

GOP religious Cult to diversity: Drop dead. 

[KnowHowTo101]

Still answer my questions then call me what ever

[Phalinex]

Look you brainless cock sucking punk. You don't know anything about me, and everything in your vile ignorant comment is pulled right out of your filthy ass, because its all shit.

[Phalinex]

Either you're a lair, or you're being lied to. No one pays anything close to 68% in income taxes. Repugnicons are always looking for an excuse to cry and bitch. If they don't have a reason, they'll make one up.

[KnowHowTo101]

I hope one day you realise how stupid you are for making every working america suffer for everything they have done. You just simple don't understand what you have done to me and my family my dad pays 68% taxes most likely more. WHAT THE FUCK that isn't fair when half the americans don't pay income tax. So lets think this through they hard working americas get taxed to pay for the people that don't work and suck the money out of everything, what makes sense about this. NOTHING!!!!!

[KnowHowTo101]

Republicans are the only good thing in congress I can see that you are an Obama lover so you most likely take money from unemployment, don't work much and don't work for what you get, you just probably sit on your lazy ass doing nothing with your life you are the reason I hate democrats your guys are so FUCKING lazy and cost me 138% in taxes that doesn't even make sense so fuck you. I can't even believe you would vote for Obama what has he done in the last 4 years exactly nothing

[CO2Junkie]

You failed analogy class.

[Phalinex]

Well, apparently republicans don't care who is good, the important thing is that their old white boys club is promoting their inept all for the rich agenda.

[mrhandyman3105]

Then they'll wonder why they lost the 2016 presidential race too.