Key House Medicare Subcommittee Will Have New Leaders; Rep. Stark Loses Election Bid
Executive Summary
Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., often a critic of the pharmaceutical industry, lost his re-election bid, leaving the top Democratic spot open on the Ways and Means Committee’s Health Subcommittee. Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger already planned to retire. All members of the Senate HELP and Finance Committees up for re-election won their races.