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SASC Names Subcommittees Leaders, Including Kelly And Duckworth As New Chairs

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

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SASC Names Subcommittees Leaders, Including Kelly And Duckworth As New Chairs

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The Senate Armed Services Committee announced its subcommittee rosters on Tuesday, to include two first-time chairs in new Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) leading the Emerging Threats and Capabilities panel and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) chairing the Airland subcommittee. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) will also serve as the new leader of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, succeeding Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who left to serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee. King served as the Airland Subcommittee chairman in the last Congress. Sen.…

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