Obama’s Committee Assignments
Filed Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 12:00 PM
Last Tuesday’s elections have made our celebrity junior senator to the east even more relevant.
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) today announced that next year he will serve on four influential committees: the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
“Keeping the American people safe should always be our top priority, and I pledge to work to secure our nation’s chemical plants and to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission as a member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,” said Obama.
“I also hope to continue working with Democrats and Republicans like Senator Tom Coburn to stop wasteful no-bid contracting abuse, and to pass meaningful ethics reforms as quickly as possible. As a member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, I hope to address the growing health care crisis in our country and focus on legislation that will help working families adjust to the ever-changing global economy.
“I look forward to working with Senator [Dick] Durbin, whose influence will greatly increase as the Majority Whip, to help improve the lives of our constituents.â€
No word yet on Senator-elect McCaskill’s committee assignments.
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