Berman to chair Foreign Affairs
Van Nuys Congressman Howard Berman was officially named chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today. Lisa Friedman in the Daily News.
The 13-term lawmaker takes the helm of the international relations panel, succeeds Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo, who chaired the committee until his death in February of esophageal cancer.
Last week, Berman offered the Daily News his first public glimpse into how he hopes to steer the panel that has broad jurisdiction over U.S. relationships with foreign governments.