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| − | [[Image:110th Congress portal.png|400px|thumb|right|For a full directory of the Congresspedia articles on the 110th Congress, visit [[Portal:110th United States Congress]]]]
| + | '''Articles in this category relate to the [[110th United States Congress]].''' |
| − | The '''110th United States Congress''' was sworn in on January 4, 2007. It will be in session through noon, January 4, 2009.
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| − | Caucus totals are 233 [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] and 202 [[Republican Party|Republicans]] in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] and 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans and 2 Independents (who plan to caucus with Democrats) in the [[U.S. Senate]].
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| − | == Leadership & Committees ==
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| − | ===U.S. [[House of Representatives|House leadership]]===
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| − | ====[[Democratic Party|Democratic Leadership]]====
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| − | The following members were selected by House Democrats to serve in the leadership during the 110th Congress:
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| − | <tr><th>Position</th><th>Member</th></tr>
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| − | <td>Speaker of the House</td>
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| − | <td>[[Nancy Pelosi]] (Calif.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Majority Leader</td><td>[[Steny Hoyer]] (Md.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Majority Whip</td><td>[[James Clyburn]] (S.C.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Caucus Chair</td><td>[[Rahm Emanuel]] (Ill.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Caucus Vice-chair</td><td>[[John Larson]] (Ct.)</td></tr>
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| − | <td>DCCC Chairman</td><td>[[Chris Van Hollen]] (Md)</td></tr>
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| − | </table>
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| − | ====[[Republican Party|Republican Leadership]]====
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| − | The following members were selected by House Republicans to serve in the leadership during the 110th Congress:
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| − | <table border="1">
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| − | <tr><th>Position</th><th>Member</th></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Minority Leader</td><td>[[John Boehner]] (Ohio)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Minority Whip</td><td>[[Roy Blunt]] (Mo.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Conference Chair</td><td>[[Adam Putnam]] (Fla.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Policy Committee Chairman</td><td>[[Thad McCotter]] (Mich)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr><td>Conference Vice-chair</td><td>[[Kay Granger]] (Texas)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Conference Secretary</td><td>[[John Carter]] (Texas)</td></tr>
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| − | <td>Chairman of NRCC</td><td>[[Tom Cole]] (Okla.)</td></tr>
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| − | </table>
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| − | ===Committee chairmanships===
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| − | The following members were selected to serve as committee chairs during the 110th Congress. Also listed are the members who previously headed the respective committees during the 109th Congress.
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| − | <table border="1">
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| − | <tr><th>Committee</th><th>Former Chairperson</th><th>Incoming Chairperson</th></tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Agriculture|Agriculture]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Bob Goodlatte]] (R-Va.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Collin Peterson]], (D-Minn.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Appropriations|Appropriations]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Jerry Lewis]], (R-Calif.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[David Obey]], (D-Wis.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Armed Services|Armed Services]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Duncan Hunter]], (R-Calif.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Ike Skelton]], (D-Mo.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Budget|Budget]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Jim Nussle]], (R-Iowa)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[John Spratt]], (D-S.C.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Education and Labor|Education and Labor]] (formerly "Education and the Workforce")<nowiki>*</nowiki></td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Howard McKeon]], (R-Calif.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[George Miller]], (D-Calif.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Energy and Commerce|Energy and Commerce]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Joe Barton]], (R-Texas)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[John Dingell]], (D-Mich.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Ethics Committee|Ethics]]
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Doc Hastings]], (R-Wash.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Stephanie Tubbs Jones]], (D-Ohio)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Financial Services|Financial Services]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Michael Oxley]], (R-Ohio)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Barney Frank]], (D-Mass.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]] (formerly "International Relations")<nowiki>*</nowiki></td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Henry Hyde]], (R-Ill.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Tom Lantos]], (D-Calif.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Homeland Security|Homeland Security]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Peter King]], (R-N.Y.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]], (D-Miss.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on House Administration|House Administration]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Vernon Ehlers]], (R-Mich.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Juanita Millender-McDonald]], (D-Calif.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence|Intelligence]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Peter Hoekstra]], (R. Mich.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Silvestre Reyes]] (D-Texas)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[James Sensenbrenner]], (R-Wis.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[John Conyers]], (D-Mich.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Natural Resources|Natural Resources]] (formerly "Resources")<nowiki>*</nowiki></td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Richard Pombo]], (R-Calif.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Nick Rahall]], (D-W.Va.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|Oversight and Government Reform]] (formerly "Government Reform")<nowiki>*</nowiki></td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Tom Davis]], (R-Va.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Henry A. Waxman]], (D-Calif.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Rules|Rules]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[David Dreier]], (R-Calif.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Louise Slaughter]], (D-N.Y.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Science and Technology|Science and Technology]] (formerly "Science")<nowiki>*</nowiki></td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Sherwood Boehlert]], (R-N.Y.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Bart Gordon]], (D-Tenn.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Small Business|Small Business]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Donald Manzullo]], (R-Ill.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Nydia Velazquez]], (D-N.Y.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Transportation and Infrastructure]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Don Young]], (R-Alaska)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[James Oberstar]], (D-Minn.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Veterans' Affairs]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Steve Buyer]], (R-Ind.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Bob Filner]], (D-Calif.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[House Committee on Ways and Means|Ways and Means]]</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Bill Thomas]], (R-Calif.)</td>
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| − | <td>Rep. [[Charles Rangel]], (D-N.Y.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | </table><br>
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| − | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Committee names changed at the beginning of the 110th Congress.
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| − | {{Main|U.S. House of Representatives Committees}}
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| − | ===U.S. [[Senate leadership]]===
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| − | ====[[Democratic Party|Democratic Leadership]]====
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| − | On November 14, 2006, the Democratic caucus met in the Old Senate Chamber to decide on party leaders. The following members were selected to serve in the leadership:
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| − | <table border="1">
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| − | <tr><th>Position</th><th>Member</th></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Majority Leader<br>Chairman of Democratic Caucus</td><td>[[Harry Reid]] (Nev.)</td></tr>
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| − | <td>Majority Whip</td><td>[[Dick Durbin]] (Ill.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Chairman of DSCC<br>Vice-chair of Democratic Caucus</td><td>[[Charles Schumer]] (N.Y)</td></tr>
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| − | <td>Conference secretary</td><td>[[Patty Murray]] (Wash.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr><td>Chair of the steering committee</td><td>[[Debbie Stabenow]] (Mich.)</td></tr></table>
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| − | ====[[Republican Party|Republican Leadership]]====
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| − | On November 15, 2006, the Senate Republican caucus met to determine Senate Minority leadership. The following members were selected:
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| − | <tr><th>Position</th><th>Member</th></tr>
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| − | <td>Minority Leader</td><td>[[Mitch McConnell]] (Ky.)</td></tr>
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| − | <td>Minority Whip</td><td>[[Trent Lott]] (Miss.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Conference Chair</td><td>[[Jon Kyl]] (Ariz.)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Conference Vice-Chair</td><td>[[John Cornyn]] (Texas)</td></tr>
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| − | <tr>
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| − | <td>Policy Committee Chairman</td><td>[[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] (Texas)</td></tr>
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| − | <td>Chairman of the NRSC</td><td>[[John Ensign]] (Nev.)</td></tr>
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| − | </table>
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| − | ===Committee Assignments===
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| − | The following members were selected to serve as committee chairs during the 110th Congress. Also listed are the members who previously headed the respective committees during the 109th Congress.
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| − | <tr><th>Committee</th><th>Former Chairperson</th><th>Incoming Chairperson</th></tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry|Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Saxby Chambliss]], (R-Ga.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Tom Harkin]] (D-Iowa)</td>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Appropriations|Appropriations]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Thad Cochran]], (R-Miss.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Robert Byrd]], (D-W.Va.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Armed Services Committee|Armed Services Committee]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[John Warner]], (R-Va.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Carl Levin]], (D-Mich.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Richard Shelby]], (R-Ala.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Christopher Dodd]], (D-Conn.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on the Budget|Budget]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Judd Gregg]], (R-N.H.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Kent Conrad]], (D-N.D.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation|Commerce, Science, and Transportation]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Ted Stevens]], (R-Alaska)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Daniel Inouye]], (D-Hawaii)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources|Energy and Natural Resources]]
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Pete Domenici]], (R-N.M.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Jeff Bingaman]], (D-N.M.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works|Environment and Public Works]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[James Inhofe]], (R-Okla.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Barbara Boxer]], (D-Calif.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Select Committee on Ethics|Ethics]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Charles Grassley]], (R-Iowa)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Tim Johnson]], (D-S.D.)<nowiki>*</nowiki></td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Finance|Finance]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Charles Grassley]], (R-Iowa)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Max Baucus]], (D-Mont.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Foreign Relations]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Pete Domenici]], (R-N.M.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Joe Biden]], (D-Del.)</td>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions|Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Mike Enzi]], (R-Wyo.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Ted Kennedy]], (D-Mass.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs|Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Susan Collins]], (R-Maine)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Joe Lieberman]], (I/D-Conn.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Indian Affairs|Indian Affairs]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[John McCain]], (R-Ariz.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Byron Dorgan]], (D-N.D.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Intelligence]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Pat Roberts]], (R-Kan.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Jay Rockefeller]], (D-W.Va.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Arlen Specter]], (R-Pa.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Patrick Leahy]], (D-Vt.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Rules and Administration|Rules and Administration]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Trent Lott]], (R-Miss.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]], (D-Calif.)</td>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship|Small Business and Entrepreneurship]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Olympia Snowe]], (R-Maine)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[John Kerry]], (D-Mass.)</td>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Special Committee on Aging|Special Committee on Aging]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Gordon Smith]], (R-Ore.)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Herb Kohl]], (D-Wis.)</td>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <td>[[Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Veterans' Affairs]]</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Larry Craig]], (R-Idaho)</td>
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| − | <td>Sen. [[Daniel Akaka]], (D-Hawaii)</td>
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| − | </table>
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| − | <nowiki>*</nowiki> At the beginning of the 110th Congress, Sen. [[Tim P. Johnson#Suffers brain hemmorhage|Tim Johnson]] (D-S.D.) was in the hospital recovering from brain surgery. Sen. [[Barbara Boxer]] (D-Calif.) was named interim chair until his return. ([http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/16394200.htm ''Monterey Herald''] Story)
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| − | ==Calendar==
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| − | The House and Senate are generally in session in 2008 with the exception of these dates:
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| − | * Jan 1-14 (House): Christmas recess
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| − | * Jan 1-21 (Senate): Christmas recess
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| − | * Jan 21: (Both) Martin Luther King Day
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| − | Source: ''Congress Daily'' [http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/congressdaily/extra/2007/web-d04-calendar08.pdf calendar] (pdf)
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| − | ==Rules==
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| − | ===Rule changes===
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| − | The Democratic-led House enacted several rule changes at the beginning of the 110th Congress. These included the following:
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| − | *[[House Rule X (part one) - Committees and their jurisdictions|Rule X - Organization of committees]]: Several committee names were altered. The Committee on Education and the Workforce became the [[House Committee on Education and Labor|Committee on Education and Labor]], the Committee on International Relations became the [[House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]], the Committee on Resources became the [[House Committee on Natural Resources|Committee on Natural Resources]], the Committee on Government Reform became the [[House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]] and the Committee on Science became the [[House Committee on Science and Technology|Committee on Science and Technology]].
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| − | *[[House Rule XI - Procedures of committees and unfinished business|Rule XI - Procedures of committees and unfinished business]]: Annual ethics training is now required for members, delegates, and employees of the House and will be conducted by the [[House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct]].
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| − | *[[House Rule XX - Voting and quorum calls|Rule XX - Voting and quorum calls]]: The [[Speaker of the House]] is now prohibited from holding votes open beyond the 20 minute limit for the express purpose of changing the outcome of the vote (a dig at former Speaker [[Dennis Hastert]]'s holding the 2003 vote on the [[Medicare Prescription Drug Bill Vote Scandal, 2003|Medicare Modernization Act]] for nearly three hours).
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| − | *[[House Rule XXI - Restrictions on certain bills|Rule XXI - Restrictions on certain bills]]: New so-called "pay/go" provisions state that all spending increases must be offset by spending reductions or revenue increases. The rule change also institutes restrictions on earmarking by mandating that no bill can be considered that is not presented with a list of earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits attached and included in the Congressional Record. This applies to all bills coming from committee, conference committee, joint committee, or bills that forgo the committee process.</ul>
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| − | ===New rules===
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| − | The Democrats also created several new rules upon taking control in the 110th Congress:
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| − | *[[House Rule XXII - House and Senate relations|Rule XXII - House and Senate relations]]: This new rule bans the practice of changing a conference report after it has been agreed upon and signed by conferees, a not-uncommon tactic used by the House Republican leadership in previous congresses.
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| − | *[[House Rule XXIII - Code of official conduct|Rule XXIII - Code of Official Conduct]]: This new rule aims to end the "[[K Street Project]]" by prohibiting members from threatening to retaliate against firms that hire employees who do not have similar partisan affiliations, prohibiting members from using funds (official, personal, or campaign) to pay for the use of privately-owned airplanes and requiring members to disclose all earmark requests and confirm that neither they nor their spouses have a financial stake in those requests.
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| − | *[[House Rule XXV - Limitations on outside earned income and acceptance of gifts|Rule XXV - Limitations on outside earned income and acceptance of gifts]]: This new rule bans lawmakers from receiving gifts or travel reimbursements from lobbyists and foreign agents.
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| − | ===Rules carried over from the 109th Congress===
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| − | Democrats chose to preserve a Republican-initiated rule from the 109th Congress limiting members from serving as committee chairs on the same committee for more than three consecutvie Congresses (six years). The rule was originally put into place by a newly-elected Republican Congress in 1995 led by former Speaker [[Newt Gingrich]].
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| − | John Santore, a spokesman for [[House Rules Committee|Rules Committee]] Chair [[Louise Slaughter]] (D-N.Y.), said that the term limits issue was not, "an area of contention" for most Democrats. He did add, however, that some Democrats disagreed with the continuation of the rule and that the issue could be revisited in the future. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/04/ap/politics/mainD8MEHQMO0.shtml]
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| − | ==Legislation==
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| − | ===House===
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| − | The following legislative issues were addressed by the House during the [[110th Congress]]:
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| − | *[[Congressional efforts to implement recommendations of the 9/11 commission|Implementation of 9/11 commission recommendations]]
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| − | *[[Minimum wage legislation|Increase in the federal minimum wage]]
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| − | *[[Congressional efforts to expand stem cell research|Allowing for expanded funding of embryonic stem cell research]]
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| − | *[[Medicare legislation|Changing the medicare prescription drug benefit to allow the government to negotiate prices with drug makers]]
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| − | *[[Student financial aid legislation|Reducing the interest rate on subsidized student loans]]
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| − | *[[CLEAN Energy Act of 2007|Eliminating tax breaks for (and imposing new fees on) oil and gas companies]]
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| − | ==Public opinion==
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| − | ===Iraq===
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| − | In a poll released by ''The Washington Post'' on February 26, 2007, 54% of Americans trusted Congress to solve the situation in Iraq compared to 34% who trusted President George W. Bush. [http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/feb/26/poll_far_more_americans_trust_congress_than_bush_on_iraq]
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| − | In balance and dispute of the currency of the above as a more current reflection of the entirety of the American public as polled on the issue. The following is a more Current reflection of opinion that comes from a September 2007 NY Times/CBS poll.
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| − | '''Military Holds Most Trust in Iraq Debate, New Poll Finds;'''
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| − | Only "5 percent" of Americans — a strikingly low number for a sitting president’s handling of such a dominant issue — said they most trust the Bush administration to resolve the war, the poll found. Asked to choose between the administration, Congress and military commanders, "21 percent" said they would most trust Congress and "68 percent" expressed the most trust in military commanders.
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| − | ==Agenda==
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| − | The following are among suggested items to be included on the agenda by the 110th Congress:
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| − | *adopting anti-terrorism agenda of the [[9/11 Commission]]
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| − | *[[arms control]]
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| − | *[[George W. Bush's domestic spying|domestic surveillance]]
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| − | *education (including tuition tax credits, reduced student loan interest rates, and grant amount increases)
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| − | *environment and [[global warming]]
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| − | *[[Federal ethics and campaign finance changes, 110th Congress | ethics and campaign finance reform]]
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| − | *[[free trade]] (opposition)
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| − | *[[gun control]]
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| − | *[[health care]] (including expanding children's health care insurance, negotiated drug prices, and insuring the uninsured)
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| − | *[[identity theft]]
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| − | *[[illegal immigration]] / [[immigration reform]]
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| − | *[[Medicare]] (lowering drug prices)
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| − | *[[net neutrality]]
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| − | *[[nuclear weapons]] (including in [[North Korea]] and [[Iran]])
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| − | *[[Social Security]] (retirement plans vs. [[Social Security privatization]])
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| − | *[[stem cell research]]
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| − | *[[U.S. budget deficit]]
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| − | *[[U.S. minimum wage]]
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| − | *[[U.S. tax cuts]]
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| − | *[[war in Iraq]] (also see [[New Iraq]] and [[post-war Iraq]]) and [[The Other War: Afghanistan|war in Afghanistan]] ([[stay the course]]? or [[Exit Strategy from Iraq|redeployment]]? based on recommendations of the [[Iraq Study Group]])
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| − | *[[war on terrorism]]
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| − | ==Investigations==
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| − | The following are among suggested topics for investigation by the 110th Congress:
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| − | *[[Military Commissions Act of 2006|abandonment of habeas corpus]]; [[Bush administration: individual rights versus national security|individual rights versus national security]]; [[Bush administration: personal data leaks and invasion of privacy|personal data leaks and invasion of privacy]]; and [[Patriot Act abuses]] (including [[George W. Bush's domestic spying|domestic spying]])
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| − | *[[Central Intelligence Agency]]
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| − | *[[defense contractors]] and [[war profiteering]] (particularly [[Halliburton]]/[[Kellogg Brown and Root]])
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| − | *[[extraordinary rendition]] and the [[global detention system]]
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| − | *[[Bush administration financial misconduct and lack of accountability|financial misconduct and lack of accountability]]
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| − | *[[funding the war in Iraq]]
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| − | *[[Hurricane Katrina]]
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| − | *[[The case for impeachment of President George W. Bush|impeachment of President Bush]] (including; [[Bush administration vs. the U.S. Constitution|Bush's abuse of the U.S. Constitution]] and [[The Constitution in Crisis; The Downing Street Minutes and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, and Coverups in the Iraq War, and Illegal Domestic Surveillance|a Constitutional crisis]])
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| − | *[[intelligence community]] and [[cooked intelligence]]
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| − | *[[Bush lies and deceptions|lies and deceptions]]
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| − | *[[Bush administration rationales for war in Iraq|rationales for war in Iraq]]
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| − | *[[Bush administration scandals|scandals]]; [[Bush administration cronyism and incompetence|cronyism and incompetence]]; and the [[Republican 'culture of corruption']] (particularly [[Randy "Duke" Cunningham]], [[Jack Abramoff]], and [[Tom DeLay]])
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| − | *[[September 11, 2001]]
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| − | *[[tobacco industry]]
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| − | *[[war in Iraq]] (also see [[New Iraq]] and [[post-war Iraq]]) and [[The Other War: Afghanistan|war in Afghanistan]]
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| − | *[[yellowcake forgery]]
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| − | *Investigations surrounding [[Randy "Duke" Cunningham]]
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| − | On August 3, 2007, the House created a select committee, with subpoena power, to investigate a voting controversy surrounding an August 2 vote on the FY2008 agriculture appropriations bill.
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| − | {{main|August 2007 House voting controversy}}
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| − | ==Related SourceWatch/Congresspedia Resources==
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| − | *[[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002]]
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| − | *[[Bush administration]] / [[Bush's White House Staff]]
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| − | :*[[George W. Bush: The Lame Duck President|Lame Duck Presidency]]
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| − | *[[Operation Iraqi Freedom: Year Four]]
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| − | *[[U.S. congressional elections in 2006]]
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| − | *[[U.S. congressional elections in 2006: Campaign Issues]]
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| − | ==References==
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/110th_United_States_Congress 110th United States Congress] in the ''Wikipedia''.
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| − | *[http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/110th_United_States_Congress 110th United States Congress] in the ''dKosopedia''.
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| − | *[http://us.billhop.com United States Congress] in ''Billhop Legislative Wiki''.
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| − | *[http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/index.htm "Congress Merge: Online Congressional Directory."]
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| − | *[http://www.senate.gov/reference/common/generic/Sessions.htm Sessions of Congress] posted on U.S. Senate website.
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| − | *[http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Class_I.htm Class I - Senators Whose Term of Service Expire in 2007], U.S. Senate: "Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2000 general election. Their terms run from the beginning of the 107th Congress on January 3, 2001 to the end of the 109th Congress in January 2007."
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| − | *[http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Class_II.htm Class II - Senators Whose Terms of Service Expire in 2009], U.S. Senate: "Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2002 general election. Their terms run from the beginning of the 108th Congress on January 3, 2003 to the end of the 110th Congress in January 2009."
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| − | ==Websites==
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| − | *[http://www.washingtonwatch.com/ ''WashingtonWatch.com'']. Go to "Bill Categories" for status of current legislation.
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| − | *[http://inogolo.com/guides/110th_congress Name Pronunciation Guide to the 110th U.S. Congress]
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| − | ==[[110th United States Congress/Articles & Commentary|Articles & Commentary]]==
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| − | Note: This page created November 10, 2006.
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