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I'll offer my comments on a few of them:
Homeland Security - both Thompson in the House and Lieberman in the Senate will push for implementation of many of the 9/11 Commission recommendations that have been stalled by the Repubs - nuclear/chemical facility security, port and rail safety, improving first responder capabilities. Thompson may also push to kill the new border fence bill and push for more funding for a "virtual fence" in the form of greater application of technology as opposed to a steel fence. They both also support broader immigration reform.
Both Armed Services chairs, Skelton and Levin, will be tough and aggresive on the Pentagon and demand much greater accountability on Iraq policies/stategies then we have seen from the Repubs.
Energy - Dingell is too close to the both the automakers and auto unions in Detroit for my taste. He has consistently opposed increasing mileage standards and funding alternative energy programs.
Budget - Spratt is a fiscal conservative and will push for "pay as you go" ...any tax cuts will have to be offset by spending cuts.
Government Reform - Waxman is a bulldog. I think he will focus on the excessive use of presidental signing statements and executive orders to circumvent current law as well as regulatory abuse (ie how the current EPA, FDA ignore current law and regulations to the benefit of the industries affected)
Biden on Foreign Affairs will grandstand more than usual since he is running for Pres in '08
With Rockefeller on Intelligence, we will finally see the full investigation of how Bush used or misused pre-war intelligence.
And with Byrd on Appropriations, there will be as much pork barrel spending as usual, if he has his way.
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