Appropriations staff staying put

The Washington Times reports:

Republican leaders have bucked pleas from some conservatives for a massive staff shakeup of the House Appropriations Committee — a move critics say would help the party fulfill its promise to reform and tamp down Washington's out-of-control spending practices.

But many GOP lawmakers, political experts and even some tea party activists say overturning the staff would be a mistake, noting that a high level of expertise and institutional knowledge are needed to help write the nation's complex spending bills.