Georgia’s clout in Congress has increased with the appointment of Rep. Tom Graves to chair the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations. This is a key subcommittee. Its jurisdiction includes some of the most important government agencies, among them the Executive Office of the president, the Judiciary, the Treasury Department plus upwards of 20 agencies ranging from the Internal Revenue Service to the Federal Communications and the Securities and Exchange commissions.
State gets more clout
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