Pelosi Announces Freshmen and Other Committee Memberships

Speaker Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering Committee has nominated appointments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Armed Services Committee, Agriculture Committee, Education and Labor Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Homeland Security Committee, and Natural Resources Committee saying, "with the talent and intellect of this distinguished group of Members, the 111th Congress will take America in a New Direction that restores our economic security, creates jobs, and invests in America's future. The full Democratic Caucus must still approve the assignments and is expected to do so soon.

The Steering Committee approved the following new Committee members:

Agriculture

Congressman Kurt Schrader of Oregon

Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson of Illinois

Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper of Pennsylvania

Armed Services

Congressman Glenn Nye of Virginia

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of Maine

Congressman Larry Kissell of North Carolina

Congressman Martin Heinrich of New Mexico

Congressman Frank Kratovil of Maryland

Congressman Eric Massa of New York

Congressman Bobby Bright of Alabama

Education & Labor

Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio

Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado

Congressman Paul Tonko of New York

Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico

Energy & Commerce

Congressman Peter Welch of Vermont

Financial Services

Congressman Walt Minnick of Idaho

Congressman John Adler of New Jersey

Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy of Ohio

Congressman Steve Driehaus of Ohio

Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas of Florida

Congressman Alan Grayson of Florida

Congressman James Himes of Connecticut

Congressman Gary Peters of Michigan

Congressman Dan Maffei of New York

Foreign Affairs

Congressman Gerry Connolly of Virginia

Homeland Security

Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona

Congressman Ben Lujan of New Mexico

Natural Resources

Delegate Gregorio Sablan of the Mariana Islands

Transportation & Infrastructure

Congressman Solomon Ortiz of Texas

Congressman Phil Hare of Illinois

Congressman John Boccieri of Ohio

Congressman Mark Schauer of Michigan

Congresswoman Betsy Markey of Colorado

Congressman Parker Griffith of Alabama

Congressman Michael McMahon of New York

Congressman Tom Perriello of Virginia

Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada

Congressman Harry Teague of New Mexico

Ways & Means

Congresswoman Linda Sanchez of California