Leahy Announces Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Members
WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2017) – U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced the subcommittee ranking members for the 115th Congress.
Leahy said: “The Appropriations Committee has a challenging year ahead. We must finish the work of the 114th Congress and pass the remaining fiscal year 2017 bills, while simultaneously preparing to address the needs of the next. Appropriations bills are where policy debates meet fiscal realities. Appropriations bills are where we set annual priorities. I am delighted that we will have this skilled and experienced team to meet this challenge and work together, and across the aisle, as we work to produce fiscally responsible appropriations bills that meet the needs of Americans through next year’s appropriations bills.”
The subcommittee ranking members are as follows:
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
Jeff Merkley, Oregon |
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies |
Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire |
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Department of Defense |
Richard J. Durbin, Illinois |
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Energy and Water Development |
Dianne Feinstein, California |
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Financial Services and General Government |
Christopher A. Coons, Delaware |
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Department of Homeland Security |
Jon Tester, Montana |
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
Tom Udall, New Mexico |
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies |
Patty Murray, Washington |
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Legislative Branch |
Chris Murphy, Connecticut |
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies |
Brian Schatz, Hawaii |
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State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs |
Patrick Leahy, Vermont |
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
Jack Reed, Rhode Island |
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