The Power of Words

One of the perks of being in charge again in the House of Representatives is that the Republicans get to change the names of standing committees. And as we know, it’s all in the words.

Congress is off for the Christmas holidays, but when lawmakers come back some will be laboring on a newly renamed committee.

It’s the Education and the Workforce Committee, previously known in the just-concluded Congress as the Education and Labor Committee.

While I am aware that the word “workforce” is a term employers favor, I don’t find the term particularly political one way or another. But the word “labor” will never do for the Republicans. Labor Unions. Labor Movement. American Federation of Labor.

Can’t confuse the issue, after all.