Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
The Environment & Public Works Committee oversees the development of the interstate highway system, as well as numerous environmental issues. Air pollution, water pollution, global climate change, endangered species, and the cleanup of toxic waste sites under Superfund all fall under the jurisdiction of this Committee.
Key subcommittees under the Environment & Public Works Committee
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Committee Leadership
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Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is the Chairman of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee. She has been a strong proponent on the environment and has already said that she is committed to setting mandatory limits on greenhouse gases in order to curb global warming. Senator Boxer had a LCV score of 93% in the 109th Congress. |
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Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) is the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee. He was first elected to the Senate in 1994. Previously, he represented Oklahoma's First Congressional District in the House, and was the Mayor of Tulsa. He favors a "common sense" approach to environmental issues. This approach seeks to prevent American citizens from guaranteeing their freedom to a safe and clean environment, by enacting and enforcing environmental laws and regulations, in order to give powerful corporate interests the freedom to pollute at will. Sen. James Inhofe had a LCV Score of 0% in the 109th Congress. |
Subcommittee Leadership
Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, Children's Health Protection and Nuclear Safety
Chairman: Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (LCV Lifetime Score of 89%)
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Chairman: Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) (LCV Lifetime Score of 66%)
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Community Development
Chairman: Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) (LCV Lifetime Score of 75%)
Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health
Chairman: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) (LCV Lifetime Score of 90%)
Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality
Chairman: Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) (LCV Lifetime Score of 96%)
