REID ANNOUNCES ANTICIPATED COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS FOR 111th CONGRESS

[babylonsister]

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REID ANNOUNCES ANTICIPATED COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS FOR 111th CONGRESS

Washington, DC-- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today announced that he has made his recommendations to the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee regarding Committee Chairmanships for the 111th Congress. Final approval will be ratified with an Organizing Resolution when the Senate returns to session in January. Committee membership and ratios have yet to be resolved.

"I am pleased to recommend these capable men and women to chair the Senate's Committees during the 111th Congress. We have much work to do and many challenges facing our nation. I know that these Senators will be able to deliver on the change that the American people have called for to help move our country in the right direction."

The following are the list of anticipated Chairmanships for the 111th Congress:

Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman, Senate Special Committee on Aging

Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture

Senator Daniel Inouye, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations

Senator Carl Levin, Chairman, Senate Committee on Armed Services

Senator Christopher Dodd, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Senator Kent Conrad, Chairman, Senate Committee on Budget

Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Senator Jeff Bingaman, Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Senator Barbara Boxer, Chairwoman, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Senator Max Baucus, Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance

Senator John Kerry, Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (upon the resignation of Senator Joseph Biden)

Senator Edward Kennedy, Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Senator Joseph Lieberman, Chairman, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Senator Byron Dorgan, Chairman, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairwoman, Senate Intelligence Committee

Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary

Senator Charles Schumer, Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

Senator Mary Landrieu, Chairwoman, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (upon resignation of Senator Joseph Biden and Senator John Kerry assuming Chair of Foreign Relations)

Senator Daniel Akaka, Chairman, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs

**Senate Committee on Ethics Chairperson will be recommended by the Senate Majority Leader and adopted by Senate resolution

**Joint Economic Committee Chairperson alternates with each Congress. The House of Representatives will chair the Committee in the 111th Congress

[spanone]

lieberman.....frak him

[roguevalley]

6. send him a shoe. ;)

[No Elephants]

13. Yeah, LIeberman, the guy who appointed Lieberman and the horse each of them rode in on.

[robinlynne]

1. I am not pleased that rockefeller, feinstein, and lieberman are allowed to have

any positions at all. and I'm sure I've missed some other notable senators who need to retire sooner rather than later and let some real representatives represent us!

[FLAprogressive]

4. And Landrieu....yuck.

[ORDagnabbit]

2. so how do we get rid of reid? thats all I want to know.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. Convince a majoirty of the Democrats in the Senate to choose another leader

[No Elephants]

14. www.senate.gov Email your Senators!!!

[derby378]

5. No love for Russ Feingold?!?

Come on...

[No Elephants]

15. GREAT point. Lieberman gets a chair and Feingold doesn't?

[Canuckistanian]

7. At least Rockefeller is out of the Intelligence Committee

And Boxer is in!

[natrat]

8. fuck reid that stinking piece of shit-anything he says is a lie one way or another

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

9. Not fair that some states have both Senators chairing committees

while other states with 2 Democratic Senators have none. Why should LIEberman have a chairmanship when neither Lincoln nor Pryor of Arkansas have any?

[druidity33]

10. seniority?

Not that i think that should really matter...


:shrug:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

11. Yes

But seeing as LIEberman has only been an "Independent Democrat" for 2 years, he shouldn't have seniority.

[OregonBlue]

12. This is mostly a who's who of business as usual.