[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22239]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              MAKING MINORITY PARTY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 279, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 279) making minority party 
     appointments for certain committees for the 111th Congress.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 279) was agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 279

       Resolved, that the following be the minority membership on 
     the following committees for the remainder of the 111th 
     Congress, or until their successors are appointed:
       COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Mr. McCain, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mr. LeMieux, Mr. Burr, Mr. Vitter, and Ms. Collins.
       COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS: Mr. 
     Shelby, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Corker, Mr. 
     DeMint, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Johanns, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. 
     Gregg.
       COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION: Mrs. 
     Hutchison, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Ensign, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. LeMieux, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Brownback, 
     and Mr. Johanns.
       SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING: Mr. Corker, Mr. Shelby, Ms. 
     Collins, Mr. Hatch, Mr. LeMieux, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Graham, 
     and Mr. Chambliss.

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