Subject: U.S. Senate Information for EMF Activists (fwd)
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 084120 -0600 (CST)
From: "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To: emfguru@hotmail.com
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 19:13:15 -0600
From: "Marjorie A. Lundquist"
To: rbeavers@mail.llion.org
Subject: U.S. Senate Information for EMF Activists
Roy, feel free to post this. It is not yet out of date. -- Marjorie
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General Information for Activists from Marjorie Lundquist - June 1997
U.S. Congress: Senate
When the Republicans have control of the Senate--that is, when they out-
number the Democrats--then the chairmen of all the Senate Committees and
Subcommittees are the ranking Republican member; the ranking Democratic
member is then called the "ranking minority member". When the Democrats
gain control of the Senate, then the chairmanships all switch, so that
the committee and subcommittee chairmen are the ranking Democratic mem-
bers: the former ranking minority member becomes chairman and the former
chairman becomes the new ranking minority member. -- Marjorie Lundquist
Right now, in 1977, the Republicans have control of the U.S. Senate, so
all committee and subcommittee chairmen are Republicans.--M. Lundquist
There is a medical doctor in the U.S. Senate: Bill Frist (R-TN). His
name is starred in the lists below. --M. Lundquist
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (20 members)
SD-508 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510-6125
Internet Web: www.senate.gov/committee/commerce.html FAX: (202) 224-1259
Ranking Republican Member: John McCain (AZ) Chairman
Ranking Democratic Member: Ernest F. Hollings (SC) RMM
2nd-rank Republican Member: Ted Stevens (AK)
2nd-rank Democratic Member: Daniel K. Inouye (HI)
(Republican) Remaining Members (Democratic)
according to rank
Conrad Burns (MT) Wendell H. Ford (KY)
Slade Gorton (WA) John D, Rockefeller IV (WV)
Trent Lott (MS) John F. Kerry (MA)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) John B. Breaux (LA)
Olympia J. Snowe (ME) Richard H. Bryan (NV)
John Ashcroft (MO) Byron L. Dorgan (ND)
* Bill Frist (TN) Ron Wyden (OR)
Spencer Abraham (MI)
Sam Brownback (KS)
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Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space (9 members)
SH-428 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510
Jurisdiction: (1) National Aeronautics & Space Administration
(2) National Oceanic & _Atmospheric_ Administration
(3) National Science Foundation
(4) National Institute of Standards and Technology
(5) Office of Science and Technology Policy
(6) U.S. Fire Administration
(7) Federal research & development funding
(8) Internet
(9) Earthquake research programs
(10) International science, technology & space
(11) Commercialization of space
* Ranking Republican Member: Bill Frist (TN) Chairman
Ranking Democratic Member: John D. Rockefeller IV (WV) RMM
2nd-rank Republican Member: Conrad Burns (MT) Vice Chairman
2nd-rank Democratic Member: John F. Kerry
(Republican) Remaining Members (Democratic)
according to rank
Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) Richard H. Bryan (NV)
Ted Stevens (Alaska) Byron L. Dorgan (ND)
Spencer Abraham (MI)
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Subcommittee on Communications (17 members)
Jurisdiction: (1) Federal Communications Commission
(2) Corporation for Public Broadcasting
(3) Communications Satellite Corporation
(4) Intelsat
(5) Telecommunications industry economics
(6) Telecommunications industry law
(7) Universal service
(8) Spectrum allocation
Ranking Republican Member: Conrad Burns (MT) Chairman
Ranking Democratic Member: Ernest F. Hollings (SC) RMM
2nd-rank Republican Member: Ted Stevens (Alaska) Vice Chairman
2nd rank Democratic Member: Daniel K. Inouye (HI)
(Republican) Remaining Members (Democratic)
according to rank
Slade Gorton (WA) Wendell H. Ford (KY)
Trent Lott (MS) John F. Kerry (MA)
John Ashcroft (MO) John B. Breaux (LA)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) Richard H. Bryan (NV)
Spencer Abraham (MI) Byron L. Dorgan (ND)
* Bill Frist (TN) Ron Wyden (OR)
Sam Brownback (KS)
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Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources (18 members)
SD-428 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510-6300
Phone: (202) 224-5375 FAX: (202) 228-5044
Internet Web Page: www.senate.gov/committee/labor.html
Jurisdiction: (1) Education, labor, health and public welfare
(10) Occupational safety & health, including miners
(14) Public health
This committee is also mandated to study and review matters relating to
health, education and training, and public welfare, and to report there-
on from time to time.
Ranking Republican Member: James M. Jeffords (VT) Chairman
Ranking Democratic Member: Edward M. Kennedy (MA) RMM
2nd-rank Republican Member: Dan Coats (IN)
2nd-rank Democratic Member: Christopher J. Dodd (CT)
(Republican) Remaining Members (Democratic)
according to rank
Judd Gregg (NH) Tom Harkins (IA)
*Bill Frist (TN) Barbara A. Mikulski (MD)
Mike DeWine (OH) Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Michael B. Enzi (WY) Paul David Wellstone (MN)
Tim Hutchison (AR) Patty Murray (WA)
Susan M. Collins (ME) Jack Reed (RI)
John Warner (VA)
Mitch McConnell (KY)
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Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety (11 members)
SD-422 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510-6310
Jurisdiction: Public health and safety
* Ranking Republican Member: Bill Frist (TN) Chairman
Ranking Democratic Member: Edward M. Kennedy (MA) RMM
2nd-rank Republican Member: Dan Coats (IN) Vice Chairman
2nd-rank Democratic Member: Tom Harkin (IA)
(Republican) Remaining Members (Democratic)
according to rank
James M. Jeffords (VT) Barbara A. Mikulski (MD)
Mike DeWine (OH) Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Michael B. Enzi (WY) Jack Reed (RI)
Susan M. Collins (ME)
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*Bill Frist is a physician (heart surgeon). He is the only medical doctor
in the Senate. He is a Republican, so when the Republicans are in power
he chairs 2 subcommittees, one on science and one on public health.
Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) have jointly cre-
ated the bipartisan Science and Technology Caucus. The Caucus held its
first meeting in February, 1997.
Bill Frist is a key person in the Senate for anyone with public health
concerns to interact with--especially while the Republicans have control
of the Senate!
In Bill Frist's office there are a variety of staff people with different
responsibilities. Here is a list for the Labor/Human Resources Committee
(public health and safety):
Susan Ramthun - Staff Director - Health
Jennifer Van Horn - Prof. Staff - Health
David Larson - Prof. Staff - Disability; FDA
Katie Braden - Prof. Staff - Labor; safety
& for the Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee of the Committee on
Commerce, Science and Transportation:
Tom Wood - Congressional Fellow - Science and technology
Michael Miller - Legislative Assist't - Science and technology (et al.)
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Reprinted with permission of Roy Beavers, http://www.feb.se/EMF-L/EMF-L.html