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Schumer unveils Democratic committee rosters as party looks to counter Trump

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday his caucus’ committee assignments for the incoming Congress, a part of Democrats’ game plan on how to counter the nominations and legislative priorities of incoming President Donald Trump.

The list formalizes a number of new Democratic leaders atop panels: Sens. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) for Agriculture; Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) for Banking; Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) for Environment and Public Works; Martin Heinrich (N.M.) for Energy; Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) for Foreign Relations and Jeff Merkley (Ore.) for Budget, among others.

Here are the rosters:

Senate Agriculture Committee

Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), ranking
Michael Bennet (Colo.)
Tina Smith (Minn.)
Dick Durbin (Ill.)
Cory Booker (N.J.)
Ben Ray Luján (N.M.)
Raphael Warnock (Ga.)
Peter Welch (Vt.)
John Fetterman (Pa.)
Adam Schiff (Calif.)
Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)

Senate Appropriations Committee

Patty Murray (Wash.),  ranking
Dick Durbin (Ill.)
Jack Reed (R.I.)
Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Jeff Merkley (Ore.)
Chris Coons (Del.)
Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.)
Chris Murphy (Conn.)
Chris Van Hollen (Md.)
Martin Heinrich (N.M.)
Gary Peters (Mich.)
Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.)
Jon Ossoff (Ga.)

Senate Armed Services Committee

Jack Reed (R.I.), ranking
Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.)
Richard Blumenthal (Conn.)
Mazie Hirono (Hawaii)
Tim Kaine (Va.)
Angus King (I-Maine)
Elizabeth Warren (Mass.)
Gary Peters (Mich.)
Tammy Duckworth (Ill.)
Jacky Rosen (Nev.)
Mark Kelly (Ariz.)
Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)

Senate Banking Committee 

Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), ranking
Jack Reed (R.I.)
Mark Warner (Va.)
Chris Van Hollen (Md.)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.)
Tina Smith (Minn.)
Raphael Warnock (Ga.)
Andy Kim (N.J.)
Ruben Gallego (Ariz.)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.)
Angela Alsobrooks (Md.)

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Maria Cantwell (Wash.), ranking
Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)
Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Ed Markey (Mass.)
Gary Peters (Mich.)
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.)
Tammy Duckworth (Ill.)
Jacky Rosen (Nev.)
Ben Ray Luján (N.M.)
John Hickenlooper (Colo.)
John Fetterman (Pa.)
Andy Kim (N.J.)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.)

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Martin Heinrich (N.M.), ranking
Ron Wyden (Ore.)
Maria Cantwell (Wash.)
Mazie Hirono (Hawaii)
Angus King (I-Maine)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.)
John Hickenlooper (Colo.)
Alex Padilla (Calif.)
Ruben Gallego (Ariz.)

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee 

Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), ranking
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Jeff Merkley (Ore.)
Ed Markey (Mass.)
Mark Kelly (Ariz.)
Alex Padilla (Calif)
Adam Schiff (Calif.)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.)
Angela Alsobrooks (Md.)

Senate Finance Committee

Ron Wyden (Ore.), ranking
Maria Cantwell (Wash.)
Michael Bennet (Colo.)
Mark Warner (Va.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.)
Elizabeth Warren (Mass.)
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Tina Smith (Minn.)
Ben Ray Luján (N.M.)
Raphael Warnock (Ga.)
Peter Welch (Vt.)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), ranking
Chris Coons (Del.)
Chris Murphy (Conn.)
Tim Kaine (Va.)
Jeff Merkley (Ore.)
Cory Booker (N.J.)
Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Chris Van Hollen (Md.)
Tammy Duckworth (Ill.)
Jacky Rosen (Nev.)

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking
Patty Murray (Wash.)
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.)
Chris Murphy (Conn.)
Tim Kaine (Va.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
John Hickenlooper (Colo.)
Ed Markey (Mass.)
Andy Kim (N.J.)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.)
Angela Alsobrooks (Md.)

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Gary Peters (Mich.), ranking
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Richard Blumenthal (Conn.)
John Fetterman (Pa.)
Andy Kim (N.J.)
Ruben Gallego (Ariz.)
Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)

Senate Intelligence Committee

Mark Warner (Va.), ranking
Ron Wyden (Ore.)
Martin Heinrich (N.M.)
Angus King (I-Maine)
Michael Bennet (Colo.)
Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.)
Jon Ossoff (Ga.)
Mark Kelly (Ariz.) 

Senate Judiciary Committee

Dick Durbin (Ill.), ranking
Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.)
Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)
Chris Coons (Del.)
Richard Blumenthal (Conn.)
Mazie Hirono (Hawaii)
Cory Booker (N.J.)
Alex Padilla (Calif.)
Peter Welch (Vt.)
Adam Schiff (Calif.) 

Senate Aging Committee

Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), ranking
Elizabeth Warren (Mass.)
Mark Kelly (Ariz.)
Raphael Warnock (Ga.)
John Fetterman (Pa.)
Angela Alsobrooks (Md.)

Senate Budget Committee

Jeff Merkley (Ore.), ranking
Patty Murray (Wash.)
Ron Wyden (Ore.)
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.)
Mark Warner (VA)
Tim Kaine (Va.)
Chris Van Hollen (Md.)
Ben Ray Luján (N.M.)
Alex Padilla (Calif.)

Congressional Joint Economic Committee

Maggie Hassan (N.H.), ranking
Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)
Martin Heinrich (N.M.)
Mark Kelly (Ariz.)

Senate Rules Committee

Alex Padilla (Calif.), ranking
Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)
Chuck Schumer (N.Y.)
Mark Warner (Va.)
Jeff Merkley (Ore.)
Jon Ossoff (Ga.)
Michael Bennet (Colo.)
Peter Welch (Vt.)

Senate Small Business Committee

Ed Markey (Mass.), ranking
Maria Cantwell (Wash.)
Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Cory Booker (N.J.)
Chris Coons (Del.)
Mazie Hirono (Hawaii)
Jacky Rosen (Nev.)
John Hickenlooper (Colo.)
Adam Schiff (Calif.)

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee

Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), ranking
Patty Murray (Wash.)
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Mazie Hirono (Hawaii)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Angus King (I-Maine)
Tammy Duckworth (Ill.)
Ruben Gallego (Ariz.)
Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)

Senate Ethics Committee

Chris Coons (Del.), ranking
Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)

Senate Indian Affairs Committee

Brian Schatz (Hawaii), ranking
Maria Cantwell (Wash.)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.)
Tina Smith (Minn.)
Ben Ray Luján (N.M.)