Future senate committee chairs as it stands now

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Committees


Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Harkin
Appropriations: Byrd
Armed Services: Levin
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Dodd
Budget: Conrad
Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Innouye
Energy and Natural Resources: Bingaman
Environment and Public Works: Boxer
Finance: Baucus
Foreign Relations: Biden
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Kennedy
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Lieberman
Judiciary: Leahy
Rules and Administration: Dodd
Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Kerry
Veterans Affairs : Murray

Intelligence: Rockefeller
Aging: Kohl
Ethics: Johnson
Indian affairs: Dorgan

Dodd is in two, so I do not know which one he would let go, but except for that, it will probably look like that.

[paparush]

1. Lieberman...Ech...

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3. Unfortunately, we will need him to keep the Senate leadership.

[cali]

4. Forget Lieberman

There are lots of liberals who will be heading committees. I'm thrilled by that list.

[katinmn]

2. Environment and Public Works: Boxer Yeah!!

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5. This is one of the ones I prefer, with Kennedy at HELP and Leahy at Judiciary.

[willing dwarf]

6. Kerry in Small Biz & Entrepreneurship seems a waste...

and I snigger to see Liberman's name on homeland security, seeing how Homeland Security is for cissy's ( at least that's what I hear Bob Gates reckoned when he was offered the post a few years ago.)

Seriously though, since Liberman's an independent now, does he still get to chair anything?

[cali]

8. Where would you like to see Kerry?

And the answer to your Lieberman question is simple: Reid assured him that he would not lose his Seniority and he was the ranking member on this committee. Surely you're not suggesting that Independents should never chair committees if they caucus with the majority party.

[willing dwarf]

12. No I'm not suggesting that.

I was was just curious how his renegade status would play out now that there's a power shift.

As for Kerry, I don't suppose I know, but I gather he's got a real concern for military issues. -- Peace

[TayTay]

13. How about Kerry chairing the sub-comm on technology

You know, that one that wrote the law on 'net neutrality.'

Chairman of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness for the 110th Congress will be John Kerry. Is that a better use of his talents? I wonder if being in charge of telecom and the media law might be more his style. Wonder what he will think of all these media parent companies who come before that committee looking for a hand-out or a dispensation from a law. That could be fun.

[LiberalEsto]

16. The committee on independent senators?

Seems appropriate

[AIJ Alom]

23. You also have to remember, Senators have more committee assignments,

bigger staffs, longer guaranteed stays in DC than do representatives.

[AIJ Alom]

7. Rules is a bigger post. Who's the second ranking Dem on Banking,

Housing, and Urban Affairs ? Dodd will probably want the Rules chair, very prestigious.

[willing dwarf]

9. What does Rules do?

Set the agenda for what get's voted on?

[AIJ Alom]

17. No. That would be the Majority leader. Rules sets the standard for

how much debate on an issue per party and other procedural matters, and this is done closely with the other party. Rules is one of the most desirable chairmanships because of it's parliamentary duties as well being one of the original committees formed and in the Senate, debate is far more formal and polite, well at least it now will be again.

[TayTay]

22. Rules has oversight on a lot of things

Including election law in the US.

Any reforms that deal with voter registration, machines, etc. comes out of rules.

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10. Here is the list.

http://banking.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Information.Membership

[AIJ Alom]

14. Tim Johnson (D-SD) is going to get it.

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15. Mark Pryor on ethics then (not sure I like that).

http://ethics.senate.gov/

[AIJ Alom]

21. EEEK !! Good grief, didn't see that one. Go to number 3, because Ethics is

bigger than banking. Jack Reed or Charles Schumer are also viable candidates.

[Coexist]

11. Again, this lifts my heart!

recommended.

[TayTay]

18. Won't Rockefeller's term be up on Intel?

Those are rotating assignments to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Rockefeller served as co-chair in the 109th (Weasel) Congress. He may not be on this Committee at all in the next Congress. The assignments will be drawn up later by Harry Reid and the Dem leadership.

This committee rotates membership every two years.

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19. I was the only one I was not sure because of this rule.

[TayTay]

20. So much has changed. To see the assignments of Senators

go here:

http://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/assignments.htm

Then you have to go to the individual committees and check out the sub-committees to see which Dem Sens will now chair committees. (Yes, it's work, but it's interesting.)

Take this list on Judiciary and invert the Chairs, as a for instance.

Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Majority Members: 4 Total Members: 7
Minority Members: 3

Members: Members:
Sessions, Jeff (AL), Chairman
Specter, Arlen (PA)
Grassley, Charles (IA)
Kyl, Jon (AZ)

Schumer, Charles (NY), Ranking Member
Feinstein, Dianne (CA)
Feingold, Russ (WI)




Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Majority Members: 6 Total Members: 11
Minority Members: 5

Members: Members:
DeWine, Mike (OH), Chairman
Specter, Arlen (PA)
Hatch, Orrin (UT)
Grassley, Charles (IA)
Graham, Lindsey (SC)
Brownback, Samuel (KS)

Kohl, Herb (WI), Ranking Member
Leahy, Patrick (VT)
Biden, Joseph (DE)
Feingold, Russ (WI)
Schumer, Charles (NY)

Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights
Majority Members: 5 Total Members: 9
Minority Members: 4

Members: Members:
Brownback, Samuel (KS), Chairman
Specter, Arlen (PA)
Graham, Lindsey (SC)
Cornyn, John (TX)
Coburn, Tom (OK)

Feingold, Russ (WI), Ranking Member
Kennedy, Edward (MA)
Feinstein, Dianne (CA)
Durbin, Richard (IL)

Subcommittee on Corrections and Rehabilitation
Majority Members: 5 Total Members: 9
Minority Members: 4

Members: Members:
Coburn, Tom (OK), Chairman
Specter, Arlen (PA)
Sessions, Jeff (AL)
Cornyn, John (TX)
Brownback, Samuel (KS)

Durbin, Richard (IL), Ranking Member
Leahy, Patrick (VT)
Biden, Joseph (DE)
Feingold, Russ (WI)


Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
Majority Members: 6 Total Members: 11
Minority Members: 5

Members: Members:
Graham, Lindsey (SC), Chairman
Grassley, Charles (IA)
Kyl, Jon (AZ)
DeWine, Mike (OH)
Sessions, Jeff (AL)
Coburn, Tom (OK)

Biden, Joseph (DE), Ranking Member
Kohl, Herb (WI)
Feinstein, Dianne (CA)
Feingold, Russ (WI)
Schumer, Charles (NY)


Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
Majority Members: 7 Total Members: 13
Minority Members: 6

Members: Members:
Cornyn, John (TX), Chairman
Grassley, Charles (IA)
Kyl, Jon (AZ)
DeWine, Mike (OH)
Sessions, Jeff (AL)
Brownback, Samuel (KS)
Coburn, Tom (OK)

Kennedy, Edward (MA), Ranking Member
Biden, Joseph (DE)
Feinstein, Dianne (CA)
Feingold, Russ (WI)
Schumer, Charles (NY)
Durbin, Richard (IL)


Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
Majority Members: 7 Total Members: 13
Minority Members: 6

Members: Members:
Hatch, Orrin (UT), Chairman
Kyl, Jon (AZ)
DeWine, Mike (OH)
Graham, Lindsey (SC)
Cornyn, John (TX)
Brownback, Samuel (KS)
Coburn, Tom (OK)

Leahy, Patrick (VT), Ranking Member
Kennedy, Edward (MA)
Biden, Joseph (DE)
Feinstein, Dianne (CA)
Kohl, Herb (WI)
Durbin, Richard (IL)


Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
Majority Members: 7 Total Members: 13
Minority Members: 6

Members: Members:
Kyl, Jon (AZ), Chairman
Hatch, Orrin (UT)
Grassley, Charles (IA)
Cornyn, John (TX)
DeWine, Mike (OH)
Sessions, Jeff (AL)
Graham, Lindsey (SC)

Feinstein, Dianne (CA), Ranking Member
Kennedy, Edward (MA)
Biden, Joseph (DE)
Kohl, Herb (WI)
Feingold, Russ (WI)
Durbin, Richard (IL)

[Dob Bole]

24. Big Daddy! Oh Yeah!

Kennedy's going to be busy. Are those FOUR committees that he's in charge of?

[TayTay]

25. These will settle out

Kennedy will out-and-out chair Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. That will be his main responsibility in the 110th Congress. He will dial back on other committees.

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26. HELP is one committee, but a very major one.