U.S. Representative John Kline of Minnesota, the Republican who leads the House education committee, will keep that post in the next Congress.
As was expected, Kline's Republican colleagues voted Wednesday to officially name him as the committee's chair for the next two years.
Kline said in a statement that "strengthening higher education" was among the "national priorities that will remain at the forefront of the committee's agenda."
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/11/20/rep-kline-will-again-lead-house-education-committee