Senate Committees

The Senate committee that pertains to my blog topic is the US Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources. This committee oversees all legislation relating to national energy policy, national parks, public lands and forests, and water and power. The committee chair is Democrat Ron Wyden of Oregon. The committee has 11 Democrats and 10 Republicans. The contributions made to each member is very specific. The issues and the contributors are very local, not as concerned with policy outside of their states or regions. Because this committee can see very local, specific legislation, the committee prides itself on its bipartisan abilities. These regional issues tend to stay outside of the national partisan spotlight. Although there is one more Democrat than Republican, the committee is balanced.