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Senate Dems Add Slotkin to SASC, Ossoff And Gillibrand To Appropriations Committee

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, January 2nd, 2025

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Senate Dems Add Slotkin to SASC, Ossoff And Gillibrand To Appropriations Committee

Newly-elected Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.)

Senate Democrats on Thursday announced their rosters for the powerful Appropriations and Armed Services Committees, with newly-elected Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) joining the latter panel. Slotkin, a former Pentagon official, is taking now-retired Sen. Joe Manchin’s seat on SASC, while Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) have been tapped as the newest members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) detailed the full slate of committee rosters on Thursday, with Republicans likely to confirm…

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