Joe Walsh answering a question at his McHenry West High School Town Hall Meeting.

Joe Walsh spoke of the committees he wished to have starting next month at his Town Hall Meeting in McHenry last Monday. Now he has a press release announcing them, which you can read below:

WALSH LANDS THREE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Washington, DC. – Congressman-elect Joe Walsh (R, Illinois-8) will be a busy man during committee time in the 112th Congress that begins in January.

The Republican Steering Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has assigned Walsh to three committees:

• Homeland Security,
• Small Business, and
• Oversight and Government Reform.

“I am proud to accept these positions, and I thank the Steering Committee for entrusting me with these responsibilities. I believe that these committees will allow me to advocate for the issues that I campaigned on and those issues which are important to my constituents in the eighth district,” Walsh said.

The Committee on Homeland Security, which will be chaired by Congressman Peter King (R, New York-3), has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security and its functions, including transportation, border, and port security.

“I am pleased to have Joe Walsh join the Committee on Homeland Security so we can work together to protect our homeland from the terrorists who continue to plot and execute attacks against our nation,” King announced.

Newly seated Senator Mark Kirk (R, Illinois) welcomed the selection, adding, “I want to congratulate Congressman-elect Walsh for his appointment to the critical Homeland Security Committee. From this position he will be in a unique opportunity to ensure the safe operation and expansion of O’Hare Airport and its growing economic engine.”

As a member of the Small Business Committee under incoming Chairman Sam Graves (R, Missouri-6), Walsh already knows where his focus will be.

“The Obamacare legislation rammed through Congress earlier this year has left employers in my district worried about its costs and confused about its implementation,” he said. “We must work to alleviate the concerns for small businesses, which are the job-creating engine for the economy.”

Walsh’s other committee, Oversight and Government Reform, oversees government management and accounting. Its incoming chairman is Congressman Darrell Issa (R, California-49).

“I would like to welcome Congressman-elect Joe Walsh to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,” Issa said. “There is no question that we will look to Joe to help lead our effort to help reduce government waste and fraud and increase transparency. I know that Joe will be a great conservative ally as we move forward.”

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At the Town Hall meeting Walsh said he most wanted to serve on the Oversight and Government Reform and Small Business Committees.