With Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) having survived a turbulent series of votes to—narrowly—become Speaker of the House, the shape of the Republicans’ leadership ranks in the 118th Congress is coming into clearer focus, particularly with the selection of new House committee chairs.
Engineering and construction industry officials, as always, are paying particular attention to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where the panel’s senior GOP member, Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri, now has the gavel.