It’s not just House Republicans with some seats to fill on that chamber’s Appropriations Committee.
Senate Democrats as soon as this week are poised to shuffle their own slate of Appropriations subcommittee leaders due to the Energy-Water Appropriations vacancy created by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., last year.
Some appropriations insiders are betting on Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., to take on the role, though no decisions have been made and there are other possible scenarios.