By Antonio D. French
Filed Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 3:30 PM
Last Tuesday's elections have made our celebrity junior senator to the east even more relevant. Labels: U.S._Senate
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) today announced that next year he will serve on four influential committees: the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
"Keeping the American people safe should always be our top priority, and I pledge to work to secure our nation's chemical plants and to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission as a member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs," said Obama.
"I also hope to continue working with Democrats and Republicans like Senator Tom Coburn to stop wasteful no-bid contracting abuse, and to pass meaningful ethics reforms as quickly as possible. As a member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, I hope to address the growing health care crisis in our country and focus on legislation that will help working families adjust to the ever-changing global economy.
“I look forward to working with Senator [Dick] Durbin, whose influence will greatly increase as the Majority Whip, to help improve the lives of our constituents.”
No word yet on Senator-elect McCaskill's committee assignments.
3 Comments:
What a grooming he's getting. Any predictions on when his first run for president will be? 2012 too soon?
11/14/2006 4:57 PM
Some are saying 2008 because he won't have much of a record to criticize. Who knows?
I would prefer to see Obama over Clinton.
After seeing Al Gore in "An Inconvenient Truth," I would love to see him run again.
After all, he did win, and his public speaking is far better!
11/14/2006 6:34 PM
Looking great for 2008!
11/15/2006 1:26 PM
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