Committee resources

The Hill, a Capitol Hill publication, has an interesting article today headlined "Frist, Reid clash over 66-33 split."  Excerpt:

The Republicans want control over two-thirds of each committee’s resources, but Democrats have called that unacceptable. They want a 50-50 split in the 109th Congress or, at worst, a division reflecting the 55-44 GOP advantage.  Republicans scoffed at that suggestion, saying 50-50 is not even on the proverbial table.

The battle is the first of Frist’s and Reid’s new relationship as the leaders of their respective parties and could delay business in the Senate next year, as happened in 2003 after Republicans regained control in the 2002 election.

Frist said of his proposed two-thirds-to-one-third split, “That’s the way it’s always been. That’s the way it’s been with a 55-seat majority.”