Items Tagged with 'Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee'

Washington — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) presided as the chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for the first time on Feb. 9.

Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Al Franken (D-MN) will serve as chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee in the 114th Congress.

Retirements and a new Republican majority in the Senate have elevated Congress members to leadership positions in House and Senate safety committees for the 114th Congress.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) has been tapped to serve as the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the new Congress.