Senate Republican Committee Assignments For The 113th Congress Announced‏

-By Warner Todd Huston

The Senate Comm Center passes on to me the committee assignments for the upcoming session. This just for your information.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Senate Republicans announced committee assignments for the 113th Congress. These assignments are pending ratification by the Conference and the Senate. Members of each committee will meet to elect their Ranking Members.

Appropriations

  • Thad Cochran, Miss.
  • Mitch McConnell, Ky.
  • Richard Shelby, Ala.
  • Lamar Alexander, Tenn.
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Lindsey Graham, S.C.
  • Mark Kirk, Ill.
  • Dan Coats, Ind.
  • Roy Blunt, Mo.
  • Jerry Moran, Kan.
  • John Hoeven, N.D.
  • Mike Johanns, Neb.
  • John Boozman, Ark.

Armed Services

  • John McCain, Ariz.
  • Jim Inhofe, Okla.
  • Jeff Sessions, Ala.
  • Saxby Chambliss, Ga.
  • Roger Wicker, Miss.
  • Kelly Ayotte, N.H.
  • Deb Fischer, Neb.
  • Lindsey Graham, S.C.
  • David Vitter, La.
  • Roy Blunt, Mo.
  • Mike Lee, Utah
  • Ted Cruz, Texas


Finance

  • Orrin Hatch, Utah
  • Chuck Grassley, Iowa
  • Mike Crapo, Idaho
  • Pat Roberts, Kan.
  • Mike Enzi, Wyo.
  • John Cornyn, Texas
  • John Thune, S.D.
  • Richard Burr, N.C.
  • Johnny Isakson, Ga.
  • Rob Portman, Ohio
  • Pat Toomey, Penn.

Foreign Relations

  • Bob Corker, Tenn.
  • Jim Risch, Idaho
  • Marco Rubio, Fla.
  • Ron Johnson, Wis.
  • Jeff Flake, Ariz.
  • John McCain, Ariz.
  • John Barrasso, Wyo.
  • Rand Paul, Ky.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  • Pat Roberts, Kan.
  • Thad Cochran, Miss.
  • Mitch McConnell, Ky.
  • Saxby Chambliss, Ga.
  • John Boozman, Ark.
  • John Hoeven, N.D.
  • Mike Johanns, Neb.
  • Chuck Grassley, Iowa
  • John Thune, S.D.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  • Richard Shelby, Ala.
  • Mike Crapo, Idaho
  • Bob Corker, Tenn.
  • David Vitter, La.
  • Mike Johanns, Neb.
  • Pat Toomey, Penn.
  • Mark Kirk, Ill.
  • Jerry Moran, Kan.
  • Tom Coburn, Okla.
  • Dean Heller, Nev.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  • John Thune, S.D.
  • Roger Wicker, Miss.
  • Roy Blunt, Mo.
  • Marco Rubio, Fla.
  • Kelly Ayotte, N.H.
  • Dean Heller, Nev.
  • Dan Coats, Ind.
  • Tim Scott, S.C.
  • Ted Cruz, Texas
  • Deb Fischer, Neb.
  • Ron Johnson, Wis.

Energy and Natural Resources

  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • John Barrasso, Wyo.
  • Jim Risch, Idaho
  • Mike Lee, Utah
  • Dean Heller, Nev.
  • Jeff Flake, Ariz.
  • Tim Scott, S.C.
  • Lamar Alexander, Tenn.
  • Rob Portman, Ohio
  • John Hoeven, N.D.

Environment and Public Works

  • Jim Inhofe, Okla.
  • David Vitter, La.
  • John Barrasso, Wyo.
  • Jeff Sessions, Ala.
  • Mike Crapo, Idaho
  • Roger Wicker, Miss.
  • John Boozman, Ark.
  • Deb Fischer, Neb.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  • Tom Coburn, Okla.
  • John McCain, Ariz.
  • Ron Johnson, Wis.
  • Rob Portman, Ohio
  • Rand Paul, Ky.
  • Mike Enzi, Wyo.
  • Kelly Ayotte, N.H.

Judiciary

  • Chuck Grassley, Iowa
  • Orrin Hatch, Utah
  • Jeff Sessions, Ala.
  • Lindsey Graham, S.C.
  • John Cornyn, Texas
  • Mike Lee, Utah
  • Ted Cruz, Texas
  • Jeff Flake, Ariz.

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

  • Mike Enzi, Wyo.
  • Lamar Alexander, Tenn.
  • Richard Burr, N.C.
  • Johnny Isakson, Ga.
  • Rand Paul, Ky.
  • Orrin Hatch, Utah
  • Pat Roberts, Kan.
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Mark Kirk, Ill.
  • Tim Scott, S.C.

Aging

  • Bob Corker, Tenn.
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Orrin Hatch, Utah
  • Mark Kirk, Ill.
  • Dean Heller, Nev.
  • Jeff Flake, Ariz.
  • Kelly Ayotte, N.H.
  • Tim Scott, S.C.
  • Ted Cruz, Texas

Budget

  • Jeff Sessions, Ala.
  • Chuck Grassley, Iowa
  • Mike Enzi, Wyo.
  • Mike Crapo, Idaho
  • Lindsey Graham, S.C.
  • Rob Portman, Ohio
  • Pat Toomey, Penn.
  • Ron Johnson, Wis.
  • Kelly Ayotte, N.H.
  • Roger Wicker, Miss.

Ethics

  • Johnny Isakson, Ga.
  • Pat Roberts, Kan.
  • Jim Risch, Idaho

Indian Affairs

  • John Barrasso, Wyo.
  • John McCain, Ariz.
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • John Hoeven, N.D.
  • Mike Crapo, Idaho
  • Deb Fischer, Neb.

Intelligence

  • Saxby Chambliss, Ga.
  • Richard Burr, N.C.
  • Jim Risch, Idaho
  • Dan Coats, Ind.
  • Marco Rubio, Fla.
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Tom Coburn, Okla.

Joint Economic Committee

  • Dan Coats, Ind.
  • Mike Lee, Utah
  • Roger Wicker, Miss.
  • Pat Toomey, Penn.

Rules and Administration

  • Lamar Alexander, Tenn.
  • Mitch McConnell, Ky.
  • Thad Cochran, Miss.
  • Saxby Chambliss, Ga.
  • Pat Roberts, Kan.
  • Richard Shelby, Ala.
  • Roy Blunt, Mo.
  • Ted Cruz, Texas

Small Business

  • David Vitter, La.
  • Jim Risch, Idaho
  • Marco Rubio, Fla.
  • Rand Paul, Ky.
  • Tim Scott, S.C.
  • Deb Fischer, Neb.
  • Mike Enzi, Wyo.
  • Ron Johnson, Wis.

Veterans Affairs

  • Richard Burr, N.C.
  • Johnny Isakson, Ga.
  • Mike Johanns, Neb.
  • Jerry Moran, Kan.
  • John Boozman, Ark.
  • Dean Heller, Nev.

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“The only end of writing is to enable the reader better to enjoy life, or better to endure it.”
–Samuel Johnson

Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer. He has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and before that he wrote articles on U.S. history for several small American magazines. His political columns are featured on many websites such as Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com, BigHollywood.com, and BigJournalism.com, as well as RightWingNews.com, RightPundits.com, CanadaFreePress.com, StoptheACLU.com, AmericanDaily.com, among many, many others. Mr. Huston is also endlessly amused that one of his articles formed the basis of an article in Germany’s Der Spiegel Magazine in 2008.

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