Mintz MemberCharles Samuels,spoke toThe Bond Buyerabout the proposed roster for the House's Ways and Means committee. Chuck said, "Given the promises the speaker has made to the rank and file, that might mean that the committees and subcommittees would be more important than they have been for many years. I suspect that we will see more activity at the lower levels, I don't know how the personality and the politics are going to play out here, though Buchanan and Kelly are very well respected and they're going to have major impacts on tax legislation."