Washington, DC - Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-OK) are pleased to announce the membership of the Environment and Public Works subcommittees for the 111th Congress. Senator Boxer's opening statement from today's organizational meeting is also pasted below.

1. Transportation and Infrastructure
Senator Max Baucus (Chairman)
Senator Thomas R. Carper
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
Senator Benjamin L. Cardin
Senator Bernard Sanders
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senator Barbara Boxer (ex officio)

Senator George V. Voinovich (Ranking)
Senator David Vitter
Senator John Barrasso
Senator Arlen Specter
Senator James M. Inhofe (ex officio)

2. Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
Senator Thomas R. Carper (Chairman)
Senator Max Baucus
Senator Benjamin L. Cardin
Senator Bernard Sanders
Senator Jeff Merkley
Senator Barbara Boxer (ex officio)

Senator David Vitter (Ranking)
Senator George Voinovich
Senator Christopher S. Bond
Senator James M. Inhofe (ex officio)


3. Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (Chairman)
Senator Max Baucus
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator Barbara Boxer (ex officio)

Senator Arlen Specter (Ranking)
Senator Mike Crapo
Senator Christopher S. Bond
Senator James M. Inhofe (ex officio)

4. Water and Wildlife
Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (Chairman)
Senator Frank Lautenberg
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Senator Tom Udall
Senator Jeff Merkley
Senator Barbara Boxer (ex officio)

Senator Mike Crapo (Ranking)
Senator John Barrasso
Senator Lamar Alexander
Senator James M. Inhofe (ex officio)

5. Green Jobs and the New Economy
Senator Bernard Sanders (Chairman)
Senator Thomas Carper
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator Barbara Boxer (ex officio)

Senator Christopher S. Bond (Ranking)
Senator George V. Voinovich
Senator James M. Inhofe (ex officio)

6. Children's Health
Senator Amy Klobuchar (Chairman)
Senator Tom Udall
Senator Jeff Merkley
Senator Barbara Boxer (ex officio)

Senator Lamar Alexander (Ranking)
Senator Arlen Specter
Senator James M. Inhofe (ex officio)

7. Oversight
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Chairman)
Senator Tom Udall
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator Barbara Boxer (ex officio)

Senator John Barrasso (Ranking)
Senator David Vitter
Senator James M. Inhofe (ex officio)

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