September 10,2007

Finance Panel To Update Subcommittee Assignments

Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking
Republican Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced a slate of new Finance
Subcommittee assignments, to be formally approved during the Committee’s scheduled markup
of pending legislation this Wednesday. Republican assignments have been updated to reflect the Committee membership of Senator John Ensign (R-Nev.), who was appointed in July to the seat formerly held by the late Senator Craig Thomas (R-Wyo.). A full and updated slate of
subcommittee assignments follows here.

Subcommittee on Health Care

Senator John Rockefeller, Chairman Senator Orrin Hatch, Ranking Member
Senator John Kerry Senator Chuck Grassley
Senator Jeff Bingaman Senator Olympia Snowe
Senator Blanche Lincoln Senator Jon Kyl
Senator Ron Wyden Senator Pat Roberts
Senator Debbie Stabenow Senator Jim Bunning
Senator Maria Cantwell Senator John Ensign
Senator Ken Salazar

Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth

Senator Kent Conrad, Chairman Senator Jon Kyl, Ranking Member
Senator Max Baucus Senator Trent Lott
Senator Ron Wyden Senator Pat Roberts
Senator Maria Cantwell Senator Olympia Snowe
Senator Charles Schumer Senator Mike Crapo
Senator Debbie Stabenow Senator Orrin Hatch
Senator Ken Salazar

Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure

Senator Jeff Bingaman, Chairman Senator Jim Bunning, Ranking Member
Senator Kent Conrad Senator Gordon Smith
Senator John Kerry Senator Orrin Hatch
Senator Blanche Lincoln Senator Trent Lott
Senator Ron Wyden Senator Mike Crapo
Senator Maria Cantwell Senator John Ensign
Senator Ken Salazar


Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy

Senator John Kerry, Chairman Senator John Ensign, Ranking Member
Senator John Rockefeller Senator Trent Lott
Senator Kent Conrad Senator Jon Kyl
Senator Charles Schumer

Subcommittee on International Trade and Global Competitiveness

Senator Blanche Lincoln, Chairman Senator Gordon Smith, Ranking Member
Senator Max Baucus Senator Mike Crapo
Senator John Rockefeller Senator Olympia Snowe
Senator Jeff Bingaman Senator Pat Roberts
Senator Charles Schumer Senator Jim Bunning
Senator Debbie Stabenow

The Chairman and Ranking Member will be ex officio members of all subcommittees.

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