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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning Gary C. Peters and Debbie Stabenow was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D161-D163 on Feb. 25.
Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Senators' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
COVID-19 RESPONSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Department of Defense support to the COVID-19 response, after receiving testimony from Stacy A. Cummings, performing the duties of Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, Robert G. Salesses, performing the duties of Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense and Global Security, and General Gustave F. Perna, Chief Operating Officer, Federal COVID-19 Response for Vaccine and Therapeutics, all of the Department of Defense.
REBUILDING MAIN STREET
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the coronavirus crisis, focusing on next steps for rebuilding Main Street, after receiving testimony from Watchen Harris Bruce, Baltimore Community Lending, Baltimore, Maryland; Joe DeLoss, Hot Chicken Takeover, Columbus, Ohio; Jessica A. Milano, Small Business Majority, and Joel Griffith, The Heritage Foundation, both of Washington, D.C.; and Dani Ritchie, Studio Alchemy, Harmony, Pennsylvania.
POVERTY WAGES
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine poverty wages at large profitable corporations, after receiving testimony from Cindy Brown Barnes, Managing Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, Government Accountability Office; Craig Jelinek, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Issaquah, Washington; Thea Mei Lee, Economic Policy Institute, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum, both of Washington, D.C.; Carl Sobocinski, Table 301 Restaurant Group, Greenville, South Carolina; Jacob L. Vigdor, University of Washington, Seattle; Cynthia Murray, United for Respect, Hyattsville, Maryland; and Terrence Wise, Kansas City, Missouri.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee announced the following subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress:
Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation: Senators Sinema (Chair), Duckworth, Tester, Rosen, Hickenlooper, Warnock, Cruz, Thune, Blunt, Moran, Lee, and Capito.
Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband: Senators Lujan
(Chair), Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, Peters, Baldwin, Duckworth, Tester, Sinema, Rosen, Hickenlooper, Warnock, Thune, Blunt, Cruz, Fischer, Moran, Sullivan, Blackburn, Young, Lee, Johnson, Capito, Scott (FL), and Lummis.
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security: Senators Blumenthal (Chair), Klobuchar, Schatz, Markey, Baldwin, Lujan, Blackburn, Thune, Blunt, Moran, Young, and Lee.
Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing: Senators Baldwin (Chair), Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, Peters, Lujan, Sullivan, Cruz, Fischer, Blackburn, Young and Johnson.
Subcommittee on Space and Science: Senators Hickenlooper (Chair), Blumenthal, Peters, Sinema, Lujan, Warnock, Lummis, Cruz, Fischer, Young, Lee, and Scott (FL).
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports: Senators Peters (Chair), Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, Baldwin, Duckworth, Tester, Warnock, Fischer, Thune, Blunt, Sullivan, Young, Johnson, Capito, Scott (FL), and Lummis.
Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion: Senator Rosen
(Chair), Klobuchar, Duckworth, Tester, Sinema, Hickenlooper, Scott
(FL), Thune, Blunt, Fischer, Moran, Young and Capito.
Senators Cantwell and Wicker are ex officio members on each subcommittee.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee approved committee rules for the 117th Congress, designation of members to serve on the Joint Committee on Taxation, and designation of members to serve as Congressional Trade Advisors on Trade Policy and Negotiations.
Also, Committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
Subcommittee on Health Care: Senators Stabenow (Chair), Menendez, Carper, Cardin, Casey, Warner, Whitehouse, Cortez Masto, Hassan, Warren, Daines, Grassley, Thune, Burr, Toomey, Scott (SC), Cassidy, Lankford, Young, and Barrasso.
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness: Senators Carper (Chair), Wyden, Stabenow, Menendez, Cardin, Brown, Bennet, Casey, Warner, Cortez Masto, Cornyn, Grassley, Thune, Portman, Toomey, Scott (SC), Daines, Young, Sasse, and Barrasso.
Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy: Senators Brown (Chair), Wyden, Bennet, Casey, Hassan, Young, Portman, Cassidy, Lankford, and Sasse.
Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure: Senators Bennet (Chair), Carper, Warner, Whitehouse, Hassan, Lankford, Cornyn, Scott (SC), Barrasso, and Daines.
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight: Senators Whitehouse
(Chair), Stabenow, Menendez, Cardin, Brown, Cortez Masto, Warren, Thune, Grassley, Cornyn, Burr, Portman, Toomey, and Sasse.
Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth: Senators Warren (Chair), Wyden, Cassidy, and Burr.
Senators Wyden and Crapo are ex officio members of each subcommittee.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Katherine C. Tai, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, after the nominee, who was introduced by Representatives Neal and Brady, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, and Rachel Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary, who was introduced by Senator Casey, both of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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