108th Congress Committee
Memberships Begin to Take Shape
January 10, 2003 - As the 108th Congress convened
the week of Jan. 6, several new members were named to the
committees of interest to medical schools and teaching hospitals.
In the Senate, Republicans named four new members of the Finance
Committee: Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), Jim
Bunning (R-Ky.), and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.). Sen. Sam Brownback
(R-Kans.) was named to the Appropriations Committee.
In the House, Republicans filled five slots on the Appropriations
Committee with Reps. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.), Ander Crenshaw
(R-Fla.), Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), and
John Culberson (R-Texas). Additionally, Republicans named
Mike Ferguson (R-N.J.) to the Energy and Commerce Committee
and Eric Cantor (R-Va.) to the Ways and Means Committee. Democrats
named Max Sandlin (D-Texas) and Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio)
to the Ways and Means Committee, and Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.)
and Marion Berry (D-Ark.) to the Appropriations Committee.
Additional committee members will be named soon.
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