"House GOP leadership sources say that the three-way race for ranking member of the Education and Labor Committee to be decided on Wednesday will come down to Conference Vice-Chair Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.)," The Hill.com reports. "Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is the third contender for the plum spot that opened last week when the GOP Steering Committee appointed current Education and Labor Ranking Member Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) to take the helm at Armed Services. That spot opened up after President Obama appointed the panel’s previous ranking member, John McHugh (R-N.Y.), to be the next Secretary of the Army. But both Kline and McMorris-Rodgers have key ties on the 28-member Steering Committee that will choose the next ranking member. The panel's most senior members interested in the position bowed out late last week. Reps Tom Petri (R-Wisc.), Mark Souder (R-Ind.), Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) and Mike Castle (R-Del.) all had expressed interest in the job but dropped out when it became apparent that leaders weren't putting a high premium on seniority when they select the Republican who will sit opposite the committee's outspoken, liberal chairman, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.)."