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Here's the release:
DFL HOUSE MAJORITY ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
House Speaker-designate Margaret Anderson Kelliher today announced the 2007-08 Committees and Chairs for the Minnesota House of Representatives.
"We worked hard to craft a committee structure that will allow for increased involvement from the public and from members across the state. We wanted to make sure that all of the important policy discussions that occur in Minnesota have a home within the legislature," Kelliher said.
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The committee structure will also assist in streamlining the legislative process by more closely matching the committee structure in the State Senate.
"We believe there will be greater opportunity for more cooperation and joint activity with the Senate and Governor Pawlenty's administration on key issues, "said Kelliher. "We're confident that this new structure will increase involvement from members and citizens throughout the state."
The new structure and proposed chairs are as follows:
Rules and Budget Committees
· Rules & Legislative Administration - Majority Leader Tony Sertich (Chisholm)
· Ways & Means - Rep. Loren Solberg (Grand Rapids)
· Finance - Rep. Lyn Carlson (Crystal)
· Taxes - Rep. Ann Lenczewski (Bloomington)
o Property Tax Relief & Local Sales Tax Division - Rep. Paul Marquart (Dilworth)
· Agriculture, Rural Economies & Veterans Affairs Finance - Rep. Al Juhnke (Willmar)
· Capital Investment - Rep. Alice Hausman (St. Paul)
· Energy Finance & Policy - Rep. Bill Hilty (Finlayson)
· Environment & Natural Resources Finance - Rep. Jean Wagenius (Minneapolis)
· Education Finance & Economic Competitiveness - Rep. Mary Murphy (Hermantown)
o Early Childhood Learning - Rep. Nora Slawik (Maplewood)
o K-12 Finance - Rep. Mindy Greiling (Roseville)
o Higher Education & Workforce Development Policy/Finance - Rep. Tom Rukavina (Virginia)
· Health Care & Human Services Finance - Rep. Tom Huntley (Duluth)
· Housing Policy and Finance & Public Health Finance - Rep. Karen Clark (Minneapolis)
· Minnesota Heritage Finance - Rep. Mike Jaros (Duluth)
· Public Safety Finance - Rep. Michael Paymar (St. Paul)
· State Government Finance - Rep. Phyllis Kahn (Minneapolis)
· Transportation Finance & Policy - Rep. Bernie Lieder (Crookston)
o Transportation & Transit Policy Subcommittee - Rep. Frank Hornstein (Minneapolis)
Policy Committees
· Agriculture, Rural Economies & Veterans Affairs - Rep. Mary Ellen Otremba (Long Prairie)
o Veterans Affairs Division - Rep. Lyle Koenen (Clara City)
· Public Safety/Civil Justice - Rep. Joe Mullery (Minneapolis)
o Crime Victims Subcommittee - Rep. John Lesch (St. Paul)
· Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections - Rep. Gene Pelowski (Winona)
· Commerce & Labor - Rep. Joe Atkins (Inver Grove Heights)
o Labor & Consumer Protection Division - Rep. Jim Davnie (Minneapolis)
o Telecom Regulation/Infrastructure Division - Rep. Sheldon Johnson (St. Paul)
· Environment - Chair - Rep. Kent Eken (Twin Valley), Vice Chair - Rep. Cy Thao (St. Paul)
o Game, Fish & Forestry Division - Rep. David Dill (Crane Lake)
· E-12 Education - Rep. Carlos Mariani (St. Paul)
· Health Care & Human Services - Rep. Paul Thissen (Minneapolis)
o Mental Health Division - Rep. Neva Walker (Minneapolis)
· Biosciences & Emerging Technologies - Rep. Tim Mahoney (St. Paul)
· Local Government/Metro Affairs - Rep. Debra Hilstrom (Brooklyn Center)
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