b'LEGISLATIVE REPORTLEGISLATIVE Meet the new boss,same as the old boss Pete Townsend, 1971RICHARD PATCH // PVA LEGISLATIVE DIRECTORT heAmericanpeoplehavePresident-elect Donald J. Trump willers that the new president will exer-spoken, and they have votedonce again take the oath of office incise is the right to nominate a cabinet for change. On Jan. 20, 2025,Washington, D.C. Among the pow- ofhischoosing.Inadditiontothe heads of all federal departments and agencies,thepresident-electwill make more than 1,000 other political appointments that generally require Senate confirmation.On Jan. 3, 2025, the 119th Congress willbesworninwithnewfaces to the rank and file as well as to its leadership,particularlyintheSen-ate where the Republican party will takecontrolofthechamberwitha newmajorityleader,SenatorJohn Thune (R-SD). The majority leader is responsible for managing the bodys work and direction. Among the first ordersofbusinesswillbetoselect newcommitteeandsubcommittee leaders and to organize the body with a new majority.The U.S. House of Representatives will begin the new term with many ofthesamemajorityandminority leaders in the new Congress. With a very narrow majority, progress in the House will require a level of bipar-tisanshipandcooperationthathas mostly escaped it in recent sessions of Congress. Rules for the House of Representa-tives require a simple majority vote to control the direction of the body, but this too requires a degree of interpar-ty and/or intraparty cooperation that hasprovedelusivemosttimes.The FOGHORN 42'