Sen. Tim Johnson to lead spending subcommittee

[Freddie Stubbs]

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - Sen. Tim Johnson won a coveted chairmanship of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Thursday, even though he is still in critical condition after emergency brain surgery last month.

The South Dakota Democrat remains in intensive care after suffering a brain hemorrhage Dec. 13 and missed the opening day of the Senate.

Johnson's office announced that he has been named chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. The senator ''will lose none of his rights during his absence'' and his office remains open for business, said spokeswoman Julianne Fisher.

As chairman of the subcommittee, Johnson would be in a position to direct dollars to Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City and the state's National Guard facilities.

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[Hekate]

1. So who's going to run the show until he can come back?

:shrug:

Hekate

[SoCalDem]

2. There will be a 2nd in command.. When Biden was out, I'm sure

his second-in-command did his duties for him.

and lord knows that somebody did Strom's work for DECADES :)

[Hekate]

3. I do remember old Strom, doddering off into the Twilight Zone...

... yet being re-elected time and again by his home district. So I knew there was a way to handle things in this gentlemen's club. One news reporter said that the Congress has never -- never -- retired a disabled member against their will. Talk about job security.

Hekate