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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs elects leadership, adopts rules and funding resolution
Summary
At an organizational business meeting, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs elected Senator Murkowski chair and Senator Schatz vice chair, adopted unchanged committee rules and approved a committee funding resolution by voice vote.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs elected Senator Murkowski as chair and Senator Schatz as vice chair and approved the committee's rules and a committee funding resolution during a short organizational business meeting.
The actions were taken by voice votes after brief remarks. "I think part of the passion that I have for [the] Indian Affairs Committee is because it covers everything ... solving the problems and improving the lives of native people," Senator Murkowski said, framing the committee's wide jurisdiction. Senator Schatz…
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