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Transcript: GRASSLEY Q & A: SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
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- Capitol Hill Press Releases
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- November 12, 2008
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Capitol Hill Press Releases
11-12-2008
For Immediate Release Grassley Q & A: Senate Finance Committee November
12, 2008 Q: How does the Senate get its work done? A: Because of the large
number of issues and tremendous amount of information with which the Senate
is tasked, the work is divided into 20 committees and many more subcommittees.
Most Senators become members of several committees and spend a great deal
of time working on issues that pertain to those particular panels. Each
committee handles specific legislation which it is assigned by the Senate
Parliamentarian and is responsible for conducting oversight of various
executive branch agencies, as part of our system of checks and ...