House Democrats Avoid Leadership Fight by Creating Fictional Position for the Black Guy
Affirmative Action comes to the House of Representatives : House Democrats averted a messy leadership struggle, clearing the way for Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer to become second in command of their new minority without a challenge from South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn. Under an arrangement worked out in private, officials said late Friday that Clyburn would instead receive a new position, title unknown and duties undescribed, explicitly labeled the third-ranking post in leadership. Just sit over in the corner there, Rep. Clyburn. We’ll find something for you do.
House Democrats Avoid Leadership Fight by Creating Fictional Position for the Black Guy
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