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.