I, for one, welcome our new Financial Overlords: US House of Representatives, Committee sizes

[c1ue]

Financial Services: 61

http://financialservices.house.gov/About/Members.htm

Appropriations (yes, pork barrel): 50

http://appropriations.house.gov/About/Members/

The Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management: 11

The Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations: 14

The Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending: 11

The Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs: 14

The Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform: 10

http://oversight.house.gov/index.php...=1079&Itemid=2

'Nuff said.

[Ghent12]

Re: I, for one, welcome our new Financial Overlords: US House of Representatives, Committee sizes

Congress is in the business of taking money and giving money, so it makes a kind of sense that the Financial Services and Appropriations Subcommittees would be largest.

[c1ue]

Re: I, for one, welcome our new Financial Overlords: US House of Representatives, Committee sizes

Congress is in the business of taking money and giving money, so it makes a kind of sense that the Financial Services and Appropriations Subcommittees would be largest.

Except Appropriations is taking the pool of money provided by taxpayers and directing it for various government purposes - pork barrel or not - while Financial Services takes money from banksters to accomplish no governmental purpose whatsoever.