Eight freshman House Democrats snagged seats on the Natural Resources Committee as the party filled out its rosters.
Democrats got more moderate on the panel with the additions Tuesday of Blue Dog Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Adam Gray of California.
Golden and Gray are both leaders of the conservative Democratic caucus, which is trying to rebuild itself into a power player again on Capitol Hill after years of contraction.
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Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), who was defeated by Republican Nick Begich, was the lone Blue Dog on the committee during the previous Congress. Begich now also sits on Natural Resources.
