This week, Senate Republican leadership announced committee assignments for the 114th Congress. Senator Corker will serve on the following committees beginning in January: • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs • Senate Committee on the Budget • Senate Special Committee on Aging “As I traveled across the Volunteer State in the days following the November election, Tennesseans made clear that they are ready for the Senate to govern responsibly and finally focus on growing our economy, repairing our fiscal house and strengthening our nation’s role in the world,” said Corker. “Serving on the foreign relations, banking, budget and aging committees will allow me the unique opportunity to focus on the issues that matter most to Tennesseans and our country, and I am eager to get to work.” Corker continued: “Some of America’s greatest achievements and longest-lasting solutions have occurred when one party controls Congress and another the White House. It will take hard work, but if the president rolls up his sleeves and provides leadership and if the Congress acts responsibly, I truly believe we can begin to solve the big issues before us so that my generation can leave behind a stronger nation than the one we inherited.” Committee assignments are subject to approval of the Republican Conference as well as the full Senate. Chairmen will be selected by a vote of the members of each respective committee and then approved by the Republican Conference, which is expected to take place in early January. Corker currently serves as ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:51:27 +0000
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