[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

A little presumptuous, maybe?

I think you must have misunderstood. Huinter has been elected to several 2 year terms as Chairman of the Committee. Under the rules, the current term is the last one he can be elected to, and he is now about to finish that term. His only 'presumption' is to presume that he will be alive for the next 2 months, and will not resign or be removed as chairman before Christmas. Not all that presumptious.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Oops, upon further reading, it is clear that Rep. Hunter is also presuming that he and the GOP majority will be elected next week, which is presumptuous I suppose, but these days all candidates make that presumption, both false humility and frank analysis of their prospects being politically unacceptable.