Congressman-elect Mark Meadows (NC-11) has received his committee assignments in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 113th Congress.

The assignments announced by House Speaker John Boehner place Meadows on two committees important to Western North Carolina and to the nation — the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

"The Oversight and Government Reform Committee will allow me the opportunity to pursue a more efficient federal government, working to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. And my service on the Committee on Foreign Affairs will permit me to work on global issues that impact the lives of the people of Western North Carolina, like trade and jobs," said Meadows.

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has legislative ...