This document, produced by EY following the 2016 election, provides a profile of expected US Senate committee leadership for the upcoming Congress. It details the chairmen and ranking members for key committees and analyzes the various political scenarios influencing these appointments, such as retirements, term limits, and senators' strategic choices. Despite the prompt's framing, the document's content is purely about US Senate politics and contains no information related to Jeffrey Epstein.
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Lisa Murkowski | Chairman, Energy and Natural Resources Committee |
Listed as Chairman (R-AK) for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, continuing her role from the 114th Congress.
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| Maria Cantwell | Ranking Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee; Democratic Committee Member, Finance Committee |
Listed as Ranking Member (D-WA) for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Also listed as a Democratic member of...
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| John Barrasso | Chairman, Environment and Public Works Committee |
Listed as Chairman (R-WY) for the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. Expected to continue criticisms of EP...
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| Tom Carper | Ranking Member, Environment and Public Works Committee; Democratic Committee Member, Finance Committee |
Listed as Ranking Member (D-DE) for the EPW Committee. Noted he could opt for this post over his position on the HSGA...
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| Jim Inhofe | Former Chairman, Environment and Public Works Committee |
Mentioned as having exhausted his six-year limit as Chairman of the EPW Committee (R-OK).
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| Barbara Boxer | Retiring Ranking Member, Environment and Public Works Committee |
Mentioned as the retiring (D-CA) ranking member of the EPW Committee.
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| Ben Cardin | Ranking Member, Foreign Relations Committee; Potential Ranking Member, EPW Committee; Democratic Committee Member, Finance Committee |
Mentioned as a potential ranking member (D-MD) for EPW or Foreign Relations. Listed as the Ranking Member for Foreign...
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| Senator Sanders | Senator |
Mentioned as being next in line for the ranking member position on the EPW Committee if others decline. Also noted to...
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| Orrin Hatch | Chairman, Finance Committee |
Listed as Chairman (R-UT) of the Finance Committee, continuing his role due to an agreement with Senator Grassley.
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| Ron Wyden | Ranking Member, Finance Committee |
Listed as Ranking Member (D-OR) of the Finance Committee.
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| Charles Grassley | Chairman, Judiciary Committee |
Mentioned as being more senior than Senator Hatch on the Finance Committee but will serve as Judiciary Chairman (R-IA).
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| Dan Coats | Retiring Senator |
Mentioned as retiring from Congress (R-IN).
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| Richard Burr | Senator |
Mentioned as having won his re-election race (R-NC).
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| Pat Toomey | Senator |
Mentioned as having won his re-election race (R-PA).
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| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic Committee Member, Finance Committee |
Listed as a Democratic member (D-MI) of the Finance Committee running for re-election in 2018.
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| Bill Nelson | Democratic Committee Member, Finance Committee |
Listed as a Democratic member (D-FL) of the Finance Committee running for re-election in 2018.
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| Robert Menendez | Democratic Committee Member, Finance Committee |
Listed as a Democratic member (D-NJ) of the Finance Committee running for re-election in 2018.
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| Sherrod Brown | Democratic Committee Member, Finance Committee |
Listed as a Democratic member (D-OH) of the Finance Committee running for re-election in 2018.
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| Bob Casey | Democratic Committee Member, Finance Committee |
Listed as a Democratic member (D-PA) of the Finance Committee running for re-election in 2018.
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| Bob Corker | Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee |
Listed as Chairman (R-TN) of the Foreign Relations Committee.
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| Lamar Alexander | Chairman, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee |
Listed as Chairman (R-TN) of the HELP Committee.
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| Patty Murray | Ranking Member, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee |
Listed as Ranking Member (D-WA) of the HELP Committee. Noted that she might opt for ranking member of Appropriations ...
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| Ron Johnson | Chairman, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee |
Listed as Chairman (R-WI) of the HSGA Committee.
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| Claire McCaskill | Ranking Member, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee |
Listed as Ranking Member (D-MO) of the HSGA Committee, contingent on Senator Carper's decision.
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| Patrick Leahy | Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee |
Listed as Ranking Member (D-VT) of the Judiciary Committee. Noted he has the option to choose between Appropriations ...
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| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| US Senate | ||
| ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Committee | ||
| ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS (EPW) Committee | ||
| Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGA) Committee | ||
| FINANCE Committee | ||
| FOREIGN RELATIONS Committee | ||
| HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS (HELP) Committee | ||
| JUDICIARY Committee | ||
| Appropriations Committee | ||
| US Congress (114th Congress) | ||
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | ||
| EY (Ernst & Young) | ||
| HOUSE_OVERSIGHT |
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
"Barrasso can be expected to continue the criticisms of current Chairman Inhofe of EPA regulations and their effect on US energy development and the energy industry."Source
"If Senator Murray opts for ranking member of Appropriations, Senator Sanders would be in line to be ranking member of HELP where he could be expected to use the position to highlight income inequality."Source
"Most think that with the expectation of at least one Supreme Court nomination and immigration reform legislation in the next two years, he [Senator Leahy] will opt to stay in the ranking position on Judiciary."Source
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