According to GovTrack.us (most visited government transparency website), John Hoeven sits on the following committees:
· Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
o Chairman, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, and Agricultural Research
o Member, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
o Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
· Senate Committee on Appropriations
o Chairman, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security
o Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
o Member, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
o Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
o Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
· Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
o Member, Subcommittee on Energy
o Member, Subcommittee on National Parks
o Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
As you can see above, Senator John Hoeven serves on four Senate committees and 11 subcommittees while serving as a chairman for two of the subcommittees. Agriculture,and energy is one of the main economic sectors of North Dakota. Hence, it’s no surprise that Senator Hoeven is involved in Committees that best serve his constituents (Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources). Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is also another assignment that is beneficial to North Dakotans as American Indian and Alaska Native alone constitute 5.4 percent of the population.
How are the committees beneficial?
SenateCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Agriculture is the main top industry in North Dakota, therefore this committee is beneficial in developing legislations that are helpful in solving variety of issues affecting farmers, and as such.
SenateCommittee on Appropriations: “This committee is tasked with writing the legislation that allocates federal funds to the numerous government agencies, departments, and organizations on an annual basis” (John Hoeven’s website). One of the key issues John Hoeven is focused on is National Debt. Serving on this committee will help solve issues not only on a state level, but also national.
SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources: According to class lecture, Members of Congress seek to serve on committees that are essential to their constituents. This holds to be true in this case. Energy besides agriculture is also one of the key and growing economy in North Dakota. This committee helps develop legislation that is essential in developing energy resources. This affects regional issues more than partisan interests.
SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs: This committee works on proposing legislations that help improve the lives of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native, and decrease problems they face in regards to education, health care, economic development and so on.
Committee work matters to Senator Hoeven because it will ensure his constituents that he is doing something to improve their lives. This will help his electoral goals as it will help him credit claim when and if a bill is passed.
o Member, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
o Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
· Senate Committee on Appropriations
o Chairman, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security
o Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
o Member, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
o Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
o Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
· Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
o Member, Subcommittee on Energy
o Member, Subcommittee on National Parks
o Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
As you can see above, Senator John Hoeven serves on four Senate committees and 11 subcommittees while serving as a chairman for two of the subcommittees. Agriculture,and energy is one of the main economic sectors of North Dakota. Hence, it’s no surprise that Senator Hoeven is involved in Committees that best serve his constituents (Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources). Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is also another assignment that is beneficial to North Dakotans as American Indian and Alaska Native alone constitute 5.4 percent of the population.
How are the committees beneficial?
SenateCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Agriculture is the main top industry in North Dakota, therefore this committee is beneficial in developing legislations that are helpful in solving variety of issues affecting farmers, and as such.
SenateCommittee on Appropriations: “This committee is tasked with writing the legislation that allocates federal funds to the numerous government agencies, departments, and organizations on an annual basis” (John Hoeven’s website). One of the key issues John Hoeven is focused on is National Debt. Serving on this committee will help solve issues not only on a state level, but also national.
SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources: According to class lecture, Members of Congress seek to serve on committees that are essential to their constituents. This holds to be true in this case. Energy besides agriculture is also one of the key and growing economy in North Dakota. This committee helps develop legislation that is essential in developing energy resources. This affects regional issues more than partisan interests.
SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs: This committee works on proposing legislations that help improve the lives of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native, and decrease problems they face in regards to education, health care, economic development and so on.
Committee work matters to Senator Hoeven because it will ensure his constituents that he is doing something to improve their lives. This will help his electoral goals as it will help him credit claim when and if a bill is passed.
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