Appropriations are key for the Social Security Administration. The chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are some of the most powerful people in our nation's capitol. Here is some news from Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
With Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) ailing, Senate Democrats are eyeing Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) "as a potential backup if Byrd is unable to serve as manager for the next war supplemental," according to CQ Politics.
The news comes as the Politico reports rumors of possible coup to displace the 90 year old chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
"New stories were floated this week of agitation in the party's ranks over whether the West Virginian would be able to manage an upcoming wartime spending bill. But when fingers pointed to Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) as two agitators in the leadership, both offices issued indignant denials."
We need to give them all the "chair."
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