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Reid Announces Committee Chairs
The Senate majority leader, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), has announced who will be chairing which committee in the new Senate. Here is the lineup:
Committee Chair
Aging Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Agriculture Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Appropriations Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
Armed Services Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
Budget Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV)
Energy and Natural Resources Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Environment and Public Works Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Finance Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Foreign Relations Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Homeland Security Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
Indian Affairs Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Intelligence Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Judiciary Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Rules and Administration Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Veterans Affairs Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) |
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Intelligence - Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
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RobertMac
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leanin' H
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reader (the Second)
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He is Obama, not Reid. Obama may appoint some Republicans. As far as I know, it is customary for the winning party to get the committee chairmanships.
Lieberman was a surprise.
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leanin' H
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He is Obama, not Reid. Obama may appoint some Republicans. As far as I know, it is customary for the winning party to get the committee chairmanships.
Lieberman was a surprise. |
That's kinda my point. It is customary to pick your own party when your in the majority. I would just like them to look out for the whole country and not just their party. Republicans too! I am sick of our party this and your party that! What about MY COUNTRY? Reid and Pelosi ARE the problem!
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RobertMac
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[quote="reader (the Second)"]He is Obama, not Reid. Obama may appoint some Republicans. As far as I know, it is customary for the winning party to get the committee chairmanships.
Reid is one of the most partisan politicians in Washington...if he had 60(D) votes, the Rep. could just pack up and go home.
Lieberman was a surprise.
Come on R2, you are smarter than that, Reid had to throw him a bone to try to keep him in the flock of 60.[/quote]
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reader (the Second)
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| reader (the Second) wrote: |
He is Obama, not Reid. Obama may appoint some Republicans. As far as I know, it is customary for the winning party to get the committee chairmanships.
Reid is one of the most partisan politicians in Washington...if he had 60(D) votes, the Rep. could just pack up and go home.
Lieberman was a surprise.
Come on R2, you are smarter than that, Reid had to throw him a bone to try to keep him in the flock of 60.[/quote] |
My point was let's see how partisan Obama turns out to be and not blame him for Reid's partisanship. And I'll grant you that McCain being less partisan is one of his sterling qualities, how about that?
A chairmanship is more than a bone lol.
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reader (the Second)
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Evidently Obama's made two Republican appointees according to the article that Oldtimer just posted. Robert Gates Sec Def and Ray LaHood Sec Transportation...
Wow Mary Schapiro to SEC. We worked for her a decade ago I think. Gotta go check that out.
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