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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 02:26 PM
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Senate Democrats Gain Big Edge in New Committee Ratios
Senate Democrats Gain Big Edge in New Committee Ratios
By Kathleen Hunter, CQ Staff


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have reached a tentative agreement that would give Democrats a three-seat advantage on most committees during the 111th Congress.

That is a big change from the 110th Congress, when the party held only a 51-49 operating majority in the full Senate and a one-seat edge on most committees.

Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow , head of the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, said Democrats negotiated a larger, four-seat advantage on the Appropriations and Armed Services committees. By statute, Democrats will have only a one-seat edge on the Intelligence Committee and a two-seat advantage on the Joint Economic Committee. On all other committees — except the Ethics panel, which always includes three members of each party — there will be three more Democrats than Republicans, Stabenow said.

The major sticking point of the lengthy and sometimes difficult ratio negotiations — whether to count the still-unresolved Minnesota Senate election as a Democratic pickup — appears to have been resolved in Democrats’ favor.

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http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000003009092
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 02:27 PM
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1. ha. I was just wondering about that. A three seat advantage
on most committees; that's fantastic.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 08:50 PM
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2. pm kick. nt
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 08:52 PM
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3. No wonder several Rethug Senators won't be running
again. They're scared of the mandate.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 09:33 PM
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4. They're d-o-o-m-e-d! This is good news. nt
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 09:35 PM
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5. knr
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