“True, they may not be stellar, but they get us the committees and committee heads.”
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Which, as Gaetz said at the Trump rally, that means they get to set the hearings agendas, and get more than 5 minutes with those they call.
Not really. They simply get to participate if they are
named to a committee by the person assigned to lead the
committee, or the Senate Majority leader.
The Majority leader is in control of those things, I
believe.