Washington Third District Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has been appointed vice-chair of the Financial Services and Government Oversight Appropriations Subcommittee. That panel sets spending levels for a number of federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, Federal Trade Commission, and Federal Communications Commission. It also has jurisdiction over numerous departments, including the Postal Service and the executive office of the President. Herrera Beutler has been on the Appropriations Committee since January of 2013.