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Key Committees 2021
Key Committees 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Visit: appropriations.senate.gov Majority Members Minority Members Patrick J. Leahy, VT, Chairman Richard C. Shelby, AL, Ranking Member* Patty Murray, WA* Mitch McConnell, KY Dianne Feinstein, CA Susan M. Collins, ME Richard J. Durbin, IL* Lisa Murkowski, AK Jack Reed, RI* Lindsey Graham, SC* Jon Tester, MT Roy Blunt, MO* Jeanne Shaheen, NH* Jerry Moran, KS* Jeff Merkley, OR* John Hoeven, ND Christopher Coons, DE John Boozman, AR Brian Schatz, HI* Shelley Moore Capito, WV* Tammy Baldwin, WI* John Kennedy, LA* Christopher Murphy, CT* Cindy Hyde-Smith, MS* Joe Manchin, WV* Mike Braun, IN Chris Van Hollen, MD Bill Hagerty, TN Martin Heinrich, NM Marco Rubio, FL* * Indicates member of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, which funds IMLS - Final committee membership rosters may still be being set “Key Committees 2021” - continued: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Visit: help.senate.gov Majority Members Minority Members Patty Murray, WA, Chairman Richard Burr, NC, Ranking Member Bernie Sanders, VT Rand Paul, KY Robert P. Casey, Jr PA Susan Collins, ME Tammy Baldwin, WI Bill Cassidy, M.D. LA Christopher Murphy, CT Lisa Murkowski, AK Tim Kaine, VA Mike Braun, IN Margaret Wood Hassan, NH Roger Marshall, KS Tina Smith, MN Tim Scott, SC Jacky Rosen, NV Mitt Romney, UT Ben Ray Lujan, NM Tommy Tuberville, AL John Hickenlooper, CO Jerry Moran, KS “Key Committees 2021” - continued: Senate Committee on Finance Visit: finance.senate.gov Majority Members Minority Members Ron Wyden, OR, Chairman Mike Crapo, ID, Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, MI Chuck Grassley, IA Maria Cantwell, WA John Cornyn, TX Robert Menendez, NJ John Thune, SD Thomas R. -
115Th Congress 207
OHIO 115th Congress 207 *** THIRD DISTRICT JOYCE BEATTY, Democrat, of Blacklick, OH; born in Dayton, OH, March 12, 1950; edu- cation: B.A., Central State University, Wilberforce, OH, 1972; M.S., Wright State University, Fairborn, OH, 1974; attended University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; professional: executive director, Montgomery County, OH; human services, professor; businesswoman; member, Ohio State House of Representatives, 1999–2008, Minority Leader, 2006–08; senior vice-president, The Ohio State University, 2008–12; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (life member) and The Links, Inc.; House Region 10 Whip; named one of the 150 most powerful African Americans, Ebony Magazine, 2008; recipient, YWCA Women of Achievement Award, 2002; NAACP Free- dom Award; United Way Key Club Community Leadership Award, 2014; married: Otto; step- children: Laurel and Otto; Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; caucuses: Brain Injury Taskforce; CBC Taskforce on Economic Development and Wealth Creation; Financial Literacy Caucus; Heart and Stroke Coalition; House Human Trafficking Caucus; Women’s Caucus; com- mittees: Financial Services; elected to the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings http://www.beatty.house.gov facebook: @RepJoyceBeatty twitter: @RepBeatty 133 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 .................................................. (202) 225–4324 Chief of Staff.—Kimberly Ross. FAX: 225–1984 Legislative Director.—Jennifer Storipan. Scheduler / Executive Assistant.—Juan Negron. Communications Director.—Dominic Manecke. 471 East Broad Street, Suite 1100, Columbus, OH 43215 ....................................................... (614) 220–0003 District Director.—Geoffrey Collver. FAX: 220–5640 Counties: FRANKLIN (part). Population (2010), 732,258. ZIP Codes: 43004, 43026, 43054, 43068, 43081, 43085, 43109–10, 43119, 43123, 43125, 43137, 43201–07, 43209–15, 43217, 43219, 43221–24, 43227–32 *** FOURTH DISTRICT JAMES D. -
Ibew Local Union 26 2020 Election Endorsements
IBEW LOCAL UNION 26 2020 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS The Local 26 staff and the many activist members of our Union have met, interviewed, and questioned nu- merous candidates on both sides of the ballot. We have offered an olive branch to all candidates, in all parties. In some election races, neither candidate received our support. Our endorsements went only to those candidates who best served the members of Local 26, our families, and our future. Please use this endorsement list as a guide when casting your ballot. If you have any questions about registering, voting, ballot initiatives, or candi- dates please contact Tom Clark at 301-459-2900 Ext. 8804 or [email protected] US President/Vice President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Maryland US House District 2: Dutch Ruppersberger US House District 3: John Sarbanes US House District 4: Anthony Brown US House District 5: Steny Hoyer US House District 6: David Trone US House District 7: Kweisi Mfume US House District 8: Jamie Raskin Question 1: YES Montgomery County Question A: For Question B: Against District of Columbia US House: Eleanor Holmes Norton DC Council at-large: Ed Lazere DC Council at-large: Robert White DC Council Ward 2: Brooke Pinto DC Council Ward 4: Janeese Lewis George DC Council Ward 7: Vincent Gray DC Council Ward 8: Trayon “Ward Eight” White Virginia US House District 1: Qasim Rashid US House District 2: Elaine Luria US House District 3: Bobby Scott US House District 4: Donald McEachin US House District 5: Dr. Cameron Webb US House District 7: Abigail Spanberger US House District 8: Don Beyer US House District 10: Jennifer Wexton US House District 11: Gerald Connolly Arlington Co Board Supervisors: Libby Garvey House of Delegates District 29: Irina Khanin Frederick County Board of Supervisors, Shawnee District: Richard Kennedy Luray Town Council: Leah Pence. -
Surrogate Champions for the Poor
6 Surrogate Champions for the Poor The poor, like all constituent groups, need strong advocates in Congress. They need legislators who will devote their time to issues related to poverty, and who will advance legislation to address poverty-relevant issues. Without these legislative champions, it is unlikely that the interests of the poor will be raised on Capitol Hill. Without this initial recognition, it is unlikely that the House will pursue policies intended to help the poor. As Williams writes, “before government can act in a manner that is responsive to the interest of individual citizens, those interest must be articulated by a representative in a decision-making body such as a legislature” (1998, 24). Therefore, this chapter identifies and discusses these “champions for the poor.” The previous three chapters reveal that some poverty-related legisla- tion is introduced in the House, and that certain legislators are more likely to offer such legislation. However, these chapters also make clear that the representation of the poor in Congress is not straightforward. To the extent that it occurs, it does not follow the classical paths of collective or dyadic representation. Put differently, the champions of the poor are not the usual suspects. In this chapter, I examine an alternate pathway of representation – surrogate representation – wherein a legislator represents constituents beyond his own district. I establish the role surrogate representatives play in giving the poor a political voice, and show that surrogate representation is central to how the poor are represented in Congress. This focus on surrogate champions shifts attention to the activity of legislators throughout their careers in the House, rather than at one moment in time. -
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Union Station, East Hall Washington, DC
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Union Station, East Hall Washington, DC The Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues was founded on April 19, 1977, by a small, bipartisan group of Congresswomen who gathered in a room in the U.S. Capitol to discuss the problem of spousal abuse. In the years that followed, the ever-increasing numbers of women elected to Congress have continued to meet to discuss and act on a wide range of issues affecting women and their families. The bipartisan spirit and cooperation reflected in the Caucus leadership continues today. Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues Co-Chairs Reps. Cynthia Lummis and Gwen Moore Vice-Chairs Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Debbie Wasserman Schultz New Women Senators and Members of the 112th Congress Senate Sen. Kelly Ayotte House Rep. Sandy Adams Rep. Karen Bass Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Rep. Diane Black Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle Rep. Renee Ellmers Rep. Colleen Hanabusa Rep. Vicky Hartzler Rep. Nan Hayworth Rep. Kristi Noem Rep. Martha Roby Rep. Terri Sewell Rep. Frederica Wilson Welcoming the new women Members of the 112th Congress and the new leadership of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues Welcome ALICE BORRELLI CINDY HALL Board Chair President Women’s Policy, Inc. Women’s Policy, Inc. Keynote Speaker THE HONORABLE HILDA L. SOLIS Secretary Department of Labor Women’s Caucus Legislative Agenda for the 112th Congress Introduction of the new Caucus leadership and new women Members REPS. CYNTHIA LUMMIS and GWEN MOORE Co-Chairs Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues REPS. JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER and DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ Vice-Chairs Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Union Station, East Hall Washington, DC Speakers Keynote The Honorable Hilda L. -
CDIR-2018-10-29-VA.Pdf
276 Congressional Directory VIRGINIA VIRGINIA (Population 2010, 8,001,024) SENATORS MARK R. WARNER, Democrat, of Alexandria, VA; born in Indianapolis, IN, December 15, 1954; son of Robert and Marge Warner of Vernon, CT; education: B.A., political science, George Washington University, 1977; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1980; professional: Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2002–06; chairman of the National Governor’s Association, 2004– 05; religion: Presbyterian; wife: Lisa Collis; children: Madison, Gillian, and Eliza; committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Budget; Finance; Rules and Administration; Select Com- mittee on Intelligence; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2008; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014. Office Listings http://warner.senate.gov 475 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 .................................................. (202) 224–2023 Chief of Staff.—Mike Harney. Legislative Director.—Elizabeth Falcone. Communications Director.—Rachel Cohen. Press Secretary.—Nelly Decker. Scheduler.—Andrea Friedhoff. 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 200, Vienna, VA 22182 ................................................... (703) 442–0670 FAX: 442–0408 180 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 ............................................................................ (276) 628–8158 FAX: 628–1036 101 West Main Street, Suite 7771, Norfolk, VA 23510 ........................................................... (757) 441–3079 FAX: 441–6250 919 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219 ........................................................................... -
Candidates for Federal Office for US Senator Christopher S Murphy Matthew Corey Richard Lion Jeff Russell for US Representative
Candidates for Federal Office For US Senator Christopher S Murphy Matthew Corey Richard Lion Jeff Russell For US Representative District 1 John Larson 1. In light of documented attacks on our election systems, would you vote to require and fund all states to replace paperless electronic voting machines with voting machines that use and count paper ballots? Yes. Congress has a responsibility to uphold the integrity of our elections. That priority is neither Democratic, nor Republican – it is an issue that is central to our democracy. That is why I have supported and voted for past legislation to establish a grants program for state and local governments to make backup paper ballots available in case electronic voting machines break down. In addition to paper ballots, nonpartisan election officials should have an audit of these ballots to confirm election results. Citizens should feel confident that their vote will be counted. 2. How will you ensure access to medical care and affordable health insurance with reasonable benefits for all Americans? By fighting back against the sale of junk insurance and protecting those with pre-existing conditions. We must move beyond trying to repeal the ACA and towards improving access to affordable care. That’s why I introduced the Medicare Buy-In & Health Care Stabilization Act (HR 3748) along with Congressman Courtney, to allow Americans ages 50-64 years old to buy into Medicare. Experts have looked at the data and found a 60-year-old could save 40 percent on premiums with a Medicare Buy-In compared to a Gold plan on the marketplace today. -
May 11, 2020 the Honorable Elaine L. Chao Secretary of the Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 N
May 11, 2020 The Honorable Elaine L. Chao Secretary of the Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Chao, We write to bring your attention to the Port of Virginia's application to the 2020 Port Infrastructure Development Discretionary Grants Program to increase on-terminal rail capacity at their Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) facility in Norfolk, Virginia. If awarded, the funds will help increase safety, improve efficiency, and increase the reliability of the movement of goods. We ask for your full and fair consideration. The Port of Virginia is one of the Commonwealth's most powerful economic engines. On an annual basis, the Port is responsible for nearly 400,000 jobs and $92 billion in spending across our Commonwealth and generates 7.5% of our Gross State Product. The Port of Virginia serves as a catalyst for commerce throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond. To expand its commercial impact, the Port seeks to use this funding to optimize its central rail yard at NIT. The Port's arrival and departure of cargo by rails is the largest of any port on the East Coast, and the proposed optimization will involve the construction of two new rail bundles containing four tracks each for a total of more than 10,000 additional feet of working track. This project will improve efficiency, allow more cargo to move through the facility, improve the safety of operation, remove more trucks from the highways, and generate additional economic development throughout the region. The Port of Virginia is the only U.S. -
August 10, 2021 the Honorable Nancy Pelosi the Honorable Steny
August 10, 2021 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Steny Hoyer Speaker Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader Hoyer, As we advance legislation to rebuild and renew America’s infrastructure, we encourage you to continue your commitment to combating the climate crisis by including critical clean energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation tax incentives in the upcoming infrastructure package. These incentives will play a critical role in America’s economic recovery, alleviate some of the pollution impacts that have been borne by disadvantaged communities, and help the country build back better and cleaner. The clean energy sector was projected to add 175,000 jobs in 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic upended the industry and roughly 300,000 clean energy workers were still out of work in the beginning of 2021.1 Clean energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation tax incentives are an important part of bringing these workers back. It is critical that these policies support strong labor standards and domestic manufacturing. The importance of clean energy tax policy is made even more apparent and urgent with record- high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, unprecedented drought across the West, and the impacts of tropical storms felt up and down the East Coast. We ask that the infrastructure package prioritize inclusion of a stable, predictable, and long-term tax platform that: Provides long-term extensions and expansions to the Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit to meet President Biden’s goal of a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035; Extends and modernizes tax incentives for commercial and residential energy efficiency improvements and residential electrification; Extends and modifies incentives for clean transportation options and alternative fuel infrastructure; and Supports domestic clean energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation manufacturing. -
1 April 2, 2020 the Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker, U.S. House Of
April 2, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives H-232, United States Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi: We are grateful for your tireless work to address the needs of all Americans struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for your understanding of the tremendous burdens that have been borne by localities as they work to respond to this crisis and keep their populations safe. However, we are concerned that the COVID-19 relief packages considered thus far have not provided direct funding to stabilize smaller counties, cities, and towns—specifically, those with populations under 500,000. As such, we urge you to include direct stabilization funding to such localities in the next COVID-19 response bill, or to lower the threshold for direct funding through the Coronavirus Relief Fund to localities with smaller populations. Many of us represent districts containing no or few localities with populations above 500,000. Like their larger neighbors, though, these smaller counties, cities, and towns have faced enormous costs while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. These costs include deploying timely public service announcements to keep Americans informed, rapidly activating emergency operations, readying employees for telework to keep services running, and more. This work is essential to keeping our constituents safe and mitigating the spread of the coronavirus as effectively as possible. We fear that, without targeted stabilization funding, smaller localities will be unable to continue providing these critical services to our constituents at the rate they are currently. We applaud you for including a $200 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund as part of H.R. -
Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act Or the Nutrition CARE Act (H.R
March 17, 2021 The Honorable Ron Wyden The Honorable Mike Crapo Chairmen, Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Finance 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Frank Pallone The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chairman, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member, House Committee on Energy and 2322A Rayburn House Office Building Commerce Washington, DC 20515 2322 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Richard Neal The Honorable Kevin Brady Chairman, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member, Ways and Means Committee 1102 Longworth House Office Building 1139 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers, Chairman Neal, and Ranking Member Brady: The undersigned organizations express our strong support for the bipartisan Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act or the Nutrition CARE Act (H.R. 584/S. 1551) led by Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA- 27), Jackie Walorski (R-IN-02), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL) and Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). This important legislation will provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (dietitian services) for seniors and persons with disabilities who are affected by eating disorders under Medicare Part B. Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that affect 28.8 million Americans over the course of their lifetime.1 They have the second highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness, with one death occurring every 52 minutes as a direct result of an eating disorder.2 Without access to comprehensive treatment, eating disorders create great economic distress, costing the U.S. -
Ron-Desantis-For-Stay-At-Home-Order
March 31, 2020 Governor Ron DeSantis State of Florida The Capitol 400 South Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Dear Governor DeSantis: As a follow up from our March 25th letter, we again urge you to issue a stay-at-home order for the entire state as COVID-19 continues to spread. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, provided a stark warning Friday on the need for Americans to continue social distancing measures: “When you think you're maybe overreacting, you probably are not acting as forcefully as you should.” We appreciate your recent announcement that you will be issuing a “safer-at-home” order for the southern portion of the state, and will apply this order to Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Monroe counties through the middle of April. However, given that there are over 5,000 positive cases of COVID-19 in Florida, with the Department of Health reporting 523 new positive cases on Sunday, this order should be applied to the entire state immediately in order to effectively slow the spread of COVID-19. This pandemic has not respected global borders so it certainly will not respect county borders. We cannot wait, and we cannot leave this decision to county and municipal governments. We urge you to immediately issue a statewide stay-at-home order to save lives. Sincerely, ______________________ ______________________ Lois Frankel Debbie Wasserman Schultz Member of Congress Member of Congress ______________________ ______________________ Debbie Mucarsel Powell Donna Shalala Member of Congress Member of Congress _____________________ ______________________ Theodore E.