Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced the Senate Republican Committee assignments, including committee chairs for the incoming Congress. These assignments are expected to be ratified by the full Senate early in January.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska will chair the Indian Affairs Committee, which she has served on as vice chairwoman. With her seniority in the Senate stretching back to 2003, she retains her membership on the powerful Appropriations Committee. She will also continue to serve on the Energy Committee as well as the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. She comes off of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, however.
Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska will continue to serve on the Armed Service Committee, Commerce, Veterans Affairs, and Environment and Public Works committees, all committee positions he now has.
Here are the committee assignments for the coming two years, with Alaska Sen. Murkowski’s and Sen. Sullivan’s names in bold:
Agriculture
John Boozman, Arkansas
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
John Hoeven, North Dakota
Joni Ernst, Iowa
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
Roger Marshall, Kansas
Tommy Tuberville, Alabama
Jim Justice, West Virginia
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
John Thune, South Dakota
Deb Fischer, Nebraska
Jerry Moran, Kansas
Appropriations
Susan Collins, Maine
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
Jerry Moran, Kansas
John Hoeven, North Dakota
John Boozman, Arkansas
Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
John Kennedy, Louisiana
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
Bill Hagerty, Tennessee
Katie Britt, Alabama
Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma
Deb Fischer, Nebraska
Mike Rounds, South Dakota
Armed Services
Roger Wicker, Mississippi
Deb Fischer, Nebraska
Tom Cotton, Arkansas
Mike Rounds, South Dakota
Joni Ernst, Iowa
Dan Sullivan, Alaska
Kevin Cramer, North Dakota
Rick Scott, Florida
Tommy Tuberville, Alabama
Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma
Ted Budd, North Carolina
Eric Schmitt, Missouri
Jim Banks, Indiana
Tim Sheehy, Montana
Banking
Tim Scott, South Carolina
Mike Crapo, Idaho
Mike Rounds, South Dakota
Thom Tillis, North Carolina
John Kennedy, Louisiana
Bill Hagerty, Tennessee
Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
Katie Britt, Alabama
Pete Ricketts, Nebraska
Jim Banks, Indiana
Kevin Cramer, North Dakota
Bernie Moreno, Ohio
Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania
Commerce
Ted Cruz, Texas
John Thune, South Dakota
Roger Wicker, Mississippi
Deb Fischer, Nebraska
Jerry Moran, Kansas
Dan Sullivan, Alaska
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
Todd Young, Indiana
Ted Budd, North Carolina
Eric Schmitt, Missouri
John Curtis, Utah
Bernie Moreno, Ohio
Tim Sheehy, Montana
Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
Energy
Mike Lee, Utah
John Barrasso, Wyoming
Jim Risch, Idaho
Steve Daines, Montana
Tom Cotton, Arkansas
Jim Justice, West Virginia
Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania
Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
John Hoeven, North Dakota
Environment and Public Works
Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
Kevin Cramer, North Dakota
Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
John Curtis, Utah
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
Dan Sullivan, Alaska
Pete Ricketts, Nebraska
Roger Wicker, Mississippi
John Boozman, Arkansas
Jerry Moran, Kansas
Finance
Mike Crapo, Idaho
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
John Cornyn, Texas
John Thune, South Dakota
Tim Scott, South Carolina
Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
James Lankford, Oklahoma
Steve Daines, Montana
Todd Young, Indiana
John Barrasso, Wyoming
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
Thom Tillis, North Carolina
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
Roger Marshall, Kansas
Foreign Relations
Jim Risch, Idaho
Pete Ricketts, Nebraska
Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania
Steve Daines, Montana
Bill Hagerty, Tennessee
John Barrasso, Wyoming
Rand Paul, Kentucky
Ted Cruz, Texas
Mike Lee, Utah
Rick Scott, Florida
John Curtis, Utah
John Cornyn, Texas
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
Rand Paul, Kentucky
Susan Collins, Maine
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma
Roger Marshall, Kansas
Tommy Tuberville, Alabama
Tim Scott, South Carolina
Josh Hawley, Missouri
Jim Banks, Indiana
Mike Crapo, Idaho
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Rand Paul, Kentucky
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
James Lankford, Oklahoma
Rick Scott, Florida
Josh Hawley, Missouri
Bernie Moreno, Ohio
Joni Ernst, Iowa
Tim Scott, South Carolina
Judiciary
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
John Cornyn, Texas
Mike Lee, Utah
Ted Cruz, Texas
Josh Hawley, Missouri
Thom Tillis, North Carolina
John Kennedy, Louisiana
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
Eric Schmitt, Missouri
Katie Britt, Alabama
Mike Crapo, Idaho
Intel
Tom Cotton, Arkansas
Jim Risch, Idaho
Susan Collins, Maine
John Cornyn, Texas
Jerry Moran, Kansas
James Lankford, Oklahoma
Mike Rounds, South Dakota
Todd Young, Indiana
Marco Rubio, Florida
Aging
Rick Scott, Florida
Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania
Jim Justice, West Virginia
Tommy Tuberville, Alabama
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
Mike Crapo, Idaho
Tim Scott, South Carolina
Budget
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Mike Crapo, Idaho
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
Roger Marshall, Kansas
John Cornyn, Texas
Mike Lee, Utah
John Kennedy, Louisiana
Pete Ricketts, Nebraska
Bernie Moreno, Ohio
Rick Scott, Florida
Indian Affairs
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
John Hoeven, North Dakota
Steve Daines, Montana
Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma
Mike Rounds, South Dakota
Jerry Moran, Kansas
Joint Economic Committee
Eric Schmitt, Missouri
Tom Cotton, Arkansas
Ted Budd, North Carolina
Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
Jerry Moran, Kansas
Rules
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
Deb Fischer, Nebraska
Ted Cruz, Texas
Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
Roger Wicker, Mississippi
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
Bill Hagerty, Tennessee
Katie Britt, Alabama
John Boozman, Arkansas
Small Business
Joni Ernst, Iowa
Jim Risch, Idaho
Rand Paul, Kentucky
Tim Scott, South Carolina
Todd Young, Indiana
Josh Hawley, Missouri
Ted Budd, North Carolina
John Curtis, Utah
Jim Justice, West Virginia
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
Veterans Affairs
Jerry Moran, Kansas
John Boozman, Arkansas
Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
Thom Tillis, North Carolina
Dan Sullivan, Alaska
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
Kevin Cramer, North Dakota
Tommy Tuberville, Alabama
Jim Banks, Indiana
Tim Sheehy, Montana
Ethics
James Lankford, Oklahoma
Jim Risch, Idaho
Deb Fischer, Nebraska
Lisa should be chair of the Trump Derangement Syndrome Committee and Soon-to-be-Cheneyed Committee. She should also be on the Unemployed Ex-Senators Committee.
Greg and cman and Frank want to be on the TDS for sure.
Bingo!
I already am. Silly.
Amen, that old scag keeping her chairs says a lot about how the establishment still controls DC.
Grassley, Cocaine Mitch, Schumer and Sanders should be on Aging. Warren should be added to Indian Affairs.
Nice assignments–now to make a good haul!
Hopefully, these appointments for these two pay dividends for Alaskans and Alaska. I definitely recommend a tight alliance with the Trump Administration (and agenda) will be a better play.
Don’t screw-it up Lisa!!!
Leaving aside the usual invectives and cheap shots, the two Alaska Senators are nicely situated to have substantial influence on legislation that has obvious impact on Alaska.
I agree Senator Sullivan and Senator Murkowski have substantial influence on legislation.
Senator Murkowski is and has been very situated to have a huge impact regarding Alaska Natives and the issues that many face such as human sex trafficking, domestic violence, drug trafficking, violations of our Indian Civil Rights constitutional protections such as the right to due process, fraud – using federal tax dollars as “hush money”, and other major criminal sexual harassment crimes Alaska Natives face within Tribal governments and/or Tribal organizations.
VAWA 2022 has MILLIONS of dollars for Tribal governments and/or Tribal organizations. Where does public safety, truth and justice for ALL Alaskans exist in the great State of Alaska?
Congressman Elect Nick Begich III is and will continue to work for Alaskans and to protect Alaska and our resources.
Joe,
You expect Lisa to do anything for us?? Forget it already, she is already bought and paid for by the Marxist Left. You know, the same political party you both belong to. Wake up and stop smoking whatever it is that you have been smoking.
Murkowski isn’t she the senator from California???? San Fran no less.
No. It is apparent she represents Alaska, if not every Alaskan.
Who speaks and acts like she’s from San Francisco. I think that was the sarcastic point Joe Geldhof
Justin: save the lecture on sarcasm. It’s not even obvious the original comment was offered as sarcasm.
Even if it was, what’s the point?
In politics one must work with the material or wind up as yet another howling fog, baying at the moon.
Whatever you or anyone thinks of Lisa Murkowski, she’s obviously a political survivor in what has become a very rugged environment. She also has demonstrated an ability get some things accomplished, which isn’t all bad and somewhat remarkable given how toxic contemporary politics has become.
It will be worth 30 minutes of your time listening to Steve Bannon’s AmFest 2024 speech from this weekend. He specifically talks about the senators like Princess Lisa who are intentionally thwarting President Trump’s cabinet nominees…and what they need to hear from us. ‘https://rumble.com/v6138qq-steve-bannon-speech-at-amfest.html?e9s=src_v1_pr
Where is our Alaska GOP on this issue of Murkowski having switched parties, but still operating as a Republican?
Janice: Did you get a memo nobody else received?
The memo where she changed parties?
She’s still a Republican.
Are Republicans all required to vote the same way when elected and who, pray tell, decides how that one way of voting should go if they are all required to vote according to a single standard?
Joe, she expresses her desire to be a “No Label,” not a “Republican.
Can’t hold that against her, not anymore.
Then she should formally change to independent. NOW.
I can and I hold it against you too greg
Special Committee on Crimes Against Humanity committed by US “allies” and those who vote to fund these criminal operations… But that second part may disqualify one or two Hard Chargers on the short list… Maybe we can print them a waiver like the Federal Reserve prints the funding… ^^^
Hi Suzanne:
There is an error in the article. Lisa will stay on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, not come off, per Senator Thune’s press release.
Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas to all MRAK readers who observe.
“She will also continue to serve on the Energy Committee as well as the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. She comes off of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, however.”
Who’s that guy in the picture? I’ve seen him few times over the years but can’t put a name to the face. What’s Lisa going to do without her Uncle Joe sending her millions.
Senator Lisa Murkowski as chair of the Indian Affairs Committee needs to amend VAWA 2022 and replace the word “may” with the word “shall” to ensure that the Attorney General and the U.S. DOI Secretary are required to have a MOU to ensure that all Tribal governments and/or Tribal Organizations in Alaska are working collaboratively, i.e. government-to-government on behalf of all Alaskans and all Alaska resources.
President Trump in his first term of office worked for Alaska Natives. The budget then reflected millions for Alaska Natives. U.S. Assistant DOI Secretary was Tara Sweeney. AG William Barr visited Alaska and gave Alaska an additional $7.5 – $10 million dollars.
Alaska is a mandatory P.L. 280 State with concurrent jurisdictions. Alaskans need to elect a SHERIFF.
Alaskans need to elect an ATTORNEY GENERAL to ensure that he/she is doing his/her job. 1. State is his/her client. 2. His/her first allegiance is to the public interest. 3. He/she must assist the Governor – Article III Section 16 to ensure that the Governor’s responsibility of the laws are faithfully executed.
Our constitutions need protection. Our constitutional rights must be protected.
Alaska needs judicial reform.
Alaska now has a stronger leadership with our new Elected Congressman Begich. Alaska will be made strong again.
Look at the first 4 names under appropriations. Four swamp creatures that should resign their seats today!
I vote to put Murkowski in charge of the Orange Pajamas committee in GITMO. Put her right next to Obama’s cell.
So glad to not be represented by dumb & dumber! They are why moving & trucking companies are the fastest growing industry in Alaska because everyone is leaving you all are so corrupt!
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