Ways and Means Committee Democrats Announce Subcommittee Assignments for 112th Congress
January 19, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Democratic Members of theWays and Means Committee met to establish recommendations for Subcommittee leadership and assignments for the 112th Congress. Ranking Member selections are still subject to ratification by the Steering and Policy Committee and Democratic Caucus.
"I congratulate the new Democratic Ways and Means Subcommittee Members of the 112th Congress," said Ranking Member Sander M. Levin (D-MI). "As we tackle some of the most pressing issues facing the country – job creation, patients' rights, trade and taxes, to name a few – I have complete confidence that they will continue to fight for hard-working American families and the economic recovery efforts that we started in the last Congress."
Complete Subcommittee assignments are as follows:
Health
Pete Stark, CA (Ranking Member)
Mike Thompson, CA
Ron Kind, WI
Earl Blumenauer, OR
Bill Pascrell Jr., NJ
Human Resources
Lloyd Doggett, TX (Ranking Member)
Jim McDermott, WA
John Lewis, GA
Joe Crowley, NY
Oversight
John Lewis, GA (Ranking Member)
Xavier Becerra, CA
Ron Kind, WI
Jim McDermott, WA
Select Revenue Measures
Richard E. Neal, MA (Ranking Member)
Mike Thompson, CA
John Larson, CT
Shelley Berkley, NV
Social Security
Xavier Becerra, CA (Ranking Member)
Lloyd Doggett, TX
Shelley Berkley, NV
Pete Stark, CA
Trade
Jim McDermott, WA (Ranking Member)
Richard E. Neal, MA
Lloyd Doggett, TX
Joe Crowley, NY
John Larson, CT
Budget Committee
Earl Blumenauer, OR
Bill Pascrell Jr., NJ
Joint Committee on Taxation
Sander M. Levin, MI
Charles B. Rangel, NY
Official Advisors to International Trade Conferences
Sander M. Levin, MI
Jim McDermott, WA
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