Ryan back on Armed Services Committee

Kicked off of the powerful appropriations committee because of the Republican takeover of the U.S. House, Rep. Tim Ryan is returning to his roots as a member of the armed services committee.

Ryan of Niles, D-17th, lost the appropriations seat because Democrats saw their membership on that committee shrink from 37 to 21 when they lost majority control of the House of Representatives.

Ryan served on armed forces from when he first joined the House in January 2003 till he was appointed to appropriations in January 2007.

“This assignment gives me an ideal platform to not only continue my work to bring defense industry jobs back to the 17th District, but will also allow me to help facilitate the integration of green technologies into the military and into mainstream America,” Ryan said.

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