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  I doubt it. Jeffries can say he expects them to remain on their committees but that doesn’t mean McCarthy has to acquiesce to him.
context: Some committees will also change in size, according to the letter. Membership on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee will increase by one seat from each party, Transportation will decrease by two seats from each party, and Education will decrease by four seats from each party.
  
  Shows their priorities pretty clearly. 4 less people on Transportation issues, 8 less people on Education issues, 2 more people to fuck with your own institution. No priority for the people. >
  
  Does more people = better? >
  
  In general, yes. More perspectives, more people available for due diligence and proposal evaluations, more people to do background research etc… these committees are where legislative proposals go to get recommended or not for a full floor vote. How many people work those committees is an indication of the level of priority those votes and tasks are as fewer members means they have to handle proposals more slowly and can’t get to them as quickly so less gets done on those topics.
  Just like having more people to process anything results in more being done with very few exceptions. Sure you don’t want 100 people on a single committee because at that point you might as well just do a full floor vote, but reducing or expanding committee sizes, while not unusual, is an indication of legislative priority. >
  
  
  “It is my expectation that no returning member of the House Democratic Caucus will involuntarily lose a seat related to an existing committee assignment, except for the House Committee on Ways and Means, as previously anticipated,” Jeffries said. >
  
  So that means Schiff, Swallwell and Omar are safe on their previous committees right?