In Brief: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.): Newly elected senator's committee assignments include both Budget and Aging. Wyden, who sought a seat on the key health panels, Labor & Human Resources and Finance, had expressed an interest in pursuing FDA reform following his victory in a Jan. 30 special election ("The Rose Sheet" Feb. 12, p. 19). With the addition of Wyden and Republican Sen. Rod Grams (Minn.), the GOP/Democrat ratio on Budget is brought to 13-11. For the Aging panel, Republican Sen. John Warner (Va.) joins, moving its majority/minority split to 11-10...