Who will Chair Which Committees?

[tblue]

[ticapnews]

1. Here ya go

http://senate.gov/pagelayout/committees/d_three_sections_with_teasers/committees_home.htm

In most of these cases, you can just move the ranking member over to the Chairman position. However, there will be some dominoes that fall because some of them will be gone - mainly Jim Jeffords.

The new chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry: Tom Harkin
Appropriations: Robert Byrd
Armed Services: Carl Levin
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs: Paul Sarbanes
Budget: Kent Conrad
Commerce, Science and Transportation: Daniel Inouye
Energy and Natural Resources: Jeff Bingaman
Finance: Max Baucus
Foreign Relations: Joe Biden
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: Edward M. Kennedy
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Joe Lieberman
Judiciary: Patrick Leahy
Rules and Administration: Chris Dodd
Small Business and Entrepreneurship: John Kerry
Veterans Affairs: Daniel Akaka.

The wildcard is Environment and Public Works, which would be headed up by Jim Jeffords. With him leaving the Senate, it is unclear who would take over. Baucus is next in line, but would he want to give up Finance? Lieberman is next, but no way is he leaving DHSGA, unless the Democrats force him out and I wouldn't hold my breath. Fourth in line within the current committee is Barbara Boxer.

[Hoosier Dem]

2. I like what I see!!!!!!

Leahey at Judiciary, Rockefeller at Intelligence, Max baucus at Environment.

I DON"T LIKE LIEberman at Homeland Security. :puke:

[damntexdem]

3. But what could be more appropriate for Holy Joe than ...

Hoaxland Security?

And just think of all the fun he'll have playing with our rights and liberties.

[emulatorloo]

5. BYE BYE, Senator Pat "Cover-Up" Roberts! GO ROCKEFELLER

I have dreamt about this moment for the last several years -- Bush's go to man for covering up on Iraq intelligence is getting the boot from his committee chair. YEAH

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4. On the House side

http://www.house.gov/house/CommitteeWWW.shtml

Agriculture: Collin C. Peterson (D-MN)
Appropriations: David Obey (D-WI)
Armed Services: Ike Skelton (D-MO)
Budget: John Spratt (D-SC) (has already called for a balanced budget within 5 years)
Education and the Workforce: George Miller (D-CA)
Energy and Commerce: John D. Dingell (D-MI)
Financial Services: Barney Frank (D-MA)
Government Reform: Henry Waxman (D-CA) (will have some VERY interesting hearings)
Homeland Security: Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
House Administration: Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA)
International Relations: Tom Lantos (D-CA)
Judiciary: John Conyers, Jr.(D-MI)
Rules: Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Science: Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Small Business Committee: Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
Transportation and Infrastructure: James L. Oberstar (D-MN) (bye bye Captain Pork, Don Young)
Veterans Affairs: Lane Evans (D-IL)
Ways and Means: Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)

[catzies]

6. I'm just frickin giddy about this

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