Today Inside Higher Ed published an exclusive Q&A with North Carolina’s Rep. Virginia Foxx, who is expected to chair the House Education & Workforce Committee in the 115th Congress. Foxx, who says she has already been in touch with the President-Elect’s transition team, is likely to be in favor of rolling back regulations put in place by the Obama Administration. Specific regulations that could be rolled back by the Republicans include those related to for-profit colleges, teacher prep programs, and a host of others related to labor, the environment, and other policy areas. Read the full Q&A here.
Category: 115th Congress
115th Congress Senate Democratic Leadership & Committees
Today Senate Democrats held leadership elections, placing some familiar faces in new roles within the caucus. New York’s Senator Chuck Schumer will take the helm as Minority Leader, a position vacated by Harry Reid (NV) following his retirement at the end of the 114th Congress. Minority Whip goes to Illinois’ Senator Richard Durbin and our own Senator Patty Murray (WA) will take on the role of Assistant Leader, making her the third highest ranking person within the Senate Democratic hierarchy. (Congrats Senator Murray!!) Also of note, Senator Schumer expanded the leadership team to include Senator Bernie Sanders, who will assume the new role of Chair of Outreach.
Sanders will also assume the Ranking Minority role on the Committee on Budget. Senator Murray will remain Ranking Minority on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Senator Maria Cantwell remains Ranking Minority on the Energy & Natural Resources Committee. Here is a list of all Leadership and Committee positions for the 115th Congress.
The Senate Democratic Leadership for the 115th Congress:
Senate Democratic Leader and Chair of the Conference: Senator Charles Schumer
Democratic Whip: Senator Dick Durbin
Assistant Democratic Leader: Senator Patty Murray
Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Senator Debbie Stabenow
Vice Chair of the Conference: Senator Elizabeth Warren
Vice Chair of the Conference: Senator Mark Warner
Chair of Steering Committee: Senator Amy Klobuchar
Chair of Outreach: Senator Bernie Sanders
Vice Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Senator Joe Manchin
Senate Democratic Conference Secretary: Senator Tammy Baldwin
The committee ranking members for the 115th Congress:
Agriculture: Senator Debbie Stabenow
Armed Services: Senator Jack Reed
Appropriations: Senator Patrick Leahy
Banking: Senator Sherrod Brown
Budget: Senator Bernie Sanders
Commerce: Senator Bill Nelson
Energy: Senator Maria Cantwell
EPW: Senator Tom Carper
Finance: Senator Ron Wyden
Foreign Relations: Senator Ben Cardin
HELP: Senator Patty Murray
HSGAC: Senator Claire McCaskill
Indian Affairs: Senator Tom Udall
Judiciary: Senator Dianne Feinstein
Rules: Senator Amy Klobuchar
Small Business: Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Veterans Affairs: Senator Jon Tester
Aging: Senator Bob Casey
Ethics: Senator Chris Coons
Intelligence: Senator Mark Warner
JEC: Senator Martin Heinrich