Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo has again been selected by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to chair the Senate’s Committee on Committees, meaning he’ll lead negotiations about which senators get which committee assignments. This is the seventh consecutive two-year congressional term that Crapo’s been tapped for this role.

"Mike is a trusted advisor and has the respect of his colleagues,” McConnell said in a news release. “He has a proven track record and the entire Republican conference is honored to have him once again leading our negotiations on committee assignments.”

 Though it’s called a committee, the panel only had one member until the last session of Congress, when Crapo was assigned an assistant, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. Scott has again been tapped as Crapo’s assistant this year.

Crapo said, “I appreciate the honor and continued trust represented by this appointment. ... I look forward to working to ensure my colleagues have the best possible opportunities to make a mark on the important agenda of the 115th Congress.  With majorities in both houses of Congress and with a Republican president-elect, we have an improved opportunity to deliver the results that have been demanded by voters.”