Colorado House Republicans announce committee assignments
The Colorado House Republicans announced its committee assignments Friday. As the minority party in the chamber, the caucus controls no committee chairmanships or majorities.
Here are the assignments:
House Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Committee
House Appropriations Committee
House Business Affairs and Labor Committee
House Education Committee
House Finance Committee
House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee
House Judiciary Committee
House Local Government Committee
House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee
House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee
House Transportation and Energy Committee
Legislative Audit Committee
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