Rohrabacher challenger’s ‘miscommunication’ involves claim about committee appointment offers

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Hans Keirstead’s claim that Democratic leaders want him to chair the House Science, Space and Technology Committee made its way back to Capitol Hill, caught the attention of insiders and was refuted by Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer’s office.
Keirstead, a pioneering stem-cell biologist with extensive experience in the health-care industry, is one of eight Democrats challenging Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. The first-time candidate