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Sen. Salazar to Join Powerful Finance Committee/Appointment Adds to
Colorado’s National Clout
United States Senator Ken Salazar today accepted a seat on the powerful
Senate Finance Committee. Senator Salazar will add his duties on the Finance
Committee to seats on the Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees.
“It is a great honor to be asked to serve on the powerful Finance Committee and
I look forward to working with my colleagues on that committee from both sides
of the aisle as we address the needs of this Nation,” said Senator Salazar. “The
Finance Committee will amplify my voice for Colorado’s needs on energy, health
care and Social Security.”
The Committee is one of 4 “Super-A” committees and has jurisdiction over many
matters of national significance, including those relating to: Social Security,
Medicare and Medicaid, customs, trade agreements, general revenue sharing, and
tariffs and import quotas.
The Finance Committee also addresses many pieces of legislation that help our
men and women in uniform and veterans. For instance, a bill to include combat
pay as an allowable contribution to an individual retirement plan (S. 601) and a
bill to improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who
serve extended periods on active duty (S. 38) both fall before the Finance
Committee. Senator Salazar had to relinquish his Veterans’ Affairs Committee
seat.
“I have spent the past two years working hard to ensure that veterans and active
duty military are appropriately taken care of,” added Senator Salazar. “I do not
intend to let up on that effort and look forward to using my seat on the Finance
Committee to do even more. I will continue to build on the close relationships I
developed with my colleagues on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee to
advance legislation on behalf of Colorado's and the Nation's veterans."
The Finance Committee has five Subcommittees: Healthcare; International Trade;
Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction; Social Security and Family Policy; and
Taxation and IRS Oversight. It has yet to be determined which subcommittees
Senator Salazar will be assigned to.
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