Freshman U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd chairs his first subcommittee meeting on Indian affairs
By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
If it takes years of tenure in Washington, D.C., to even earn subcommittee chairmanships, no one told U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Grand Junction.
The freshman congressman from Colorado's 3rd District on the Western Slope chaired his first subcommittee meeting Wednesday, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs under the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources.
"I'm honored to serve as the new chairman of the subcommittee, and look forward to working with our American Indian, Alaska Native and Insular partners," Hurd began the subcommittee hearing.
The subcommittee was previously chaired by Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming.
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