Leadership positions in the 111th

This is a looong post but these are the people we will have to deal with in the current 111th Congress.I got all the information from here.

Senate Leadership:
Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada,Majority Leader
Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, President Pro Temp
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Assistant Majority Leader
Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York, Vice Chair of the Conference
Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, Secretary of the Conference
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota, Chairman of Policy Committee
Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Chair of Steering and Outreach Committee
Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, Chief Deputy Whip

Senate Committee Chairs:
Judiciary Committee - Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont
Foreign Relations Committee - Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts
Appropriations Committee - Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii
Budget Committee - Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota
Homeland Security Committee- Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut,They should taken his Chairmanship,lol.
Environment & Public Works Committee - Sen. Barbara Boxer of California
Energy & Natural Resources Committee - Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico
Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee - Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts
Armed Forces Committee - Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan
Select Committee on Intelligence - Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California
Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee - Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut
Rules & Administration Committee - Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York.
Agriculture Committee - Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa
Veterans Affairs Committee - Sen. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee - Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana
Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee - Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia
Finance Committee - Sen. Max Baucus of Montana
Indian Affairs Committee - Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota
Select Committee on Ethics - Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota
Select Committee on Aging - Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin


House Leadership:
Speaker of the House,Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California
Majority Leader, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland
Majority Whip, Rep. James E. Clyburn of South Carolina
Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland
Democratic Caucus Chairman, Rep. John B. Larson of CT
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman, Rep. Xavier Becerra of CA


House Committee Chairs:
Energy & Commerce -Rep. Henry Waxman
Financial Services-Rep. Barney Frank
Armed Forces-Rep. Ike Skelton
Natural Resources-Rep. Nick Rahall

Judiciary-Rep. John Conyers (21 terms, from Michigan), a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, released "What Went Wrong In Ohio: The Conyers Report On The 2004 Presidential Election" in May 2005, a report that details voter suppression and irregularities in the 2004 elections.

And in August 2006, activist Conyers released a report compiling evidence that the Bush Administration altered intelligence to justify the invasion of Iraq.

Rep. Conyers is expected to continue to push for broad immigration reform, and for close scrutiny of the USA Patriot Act for Constitutional liberties violations.

Ways & Means-Rep. Charles Rangel
Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence-Rep. Silvestre Reyes
Education & Labor-Rep. George Miller
Homeland Security-Rep. Bennie Thompson
Appropriations-Rep. David Obey
Agriculture - Rep. Collin Peterson
Budget - Rep. John Spratt
Foreign Relations - Rep. Howard L. Berman
House Administration - Rep. Robert A. Brady
Oversight & Government Reform - Rep. Edolphus Towns
Rules - Rep. Louise Slaughter
Science & Technology - Rep. Bart Gordon
Small Business - Rep. Nydia Velaquez
Transportation & Infrastructure - Rep. James Oberstar
Veterans' Affairs - Rep. Bob Filner

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Assistant Majority Leader ?

I never knew there was an assistant majority leader. Was this position just created?

Oh, ok. I see. Thanks ECW.

Before 1969, the official titles were Majority Whip and Minority Whip.

Thanks, Ianus.