Scott Brown Gets Committees
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An ever popular topic – what Scott Brown is up to…
Fox has learned that the newest senator has been given the following fairly plum committee assignments:
Armed Services
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Veterans Affairs
Remember --- Brown, a former JAG officer in the Army National Guard, told reporters he wanted Armed Services, in particular. That committee’s top Republican, John McCain, R-AZ, is now something of a mentor for Brown. McCain had lobbied for Brown to join the committee.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}And this weekend, Friday and Saturday, the freshman star who captured the attention of the nation when he secured a seat long held by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, a Democrat, thereby depriving Dems of their 60-vote filibuster-proof majority, will stump for McCain in Arizona -- events in Phoenix (Friday) and Tucson (Saturday).
The Homeland Security Cmte has a McCain ally, as well, and someone who often pairs with the Arizonan on military and other national security measures – Cmte Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-CT.
This and the Vets Affairs Cmte ought to allow Brown to blend his experience as a lawyer and a soldier.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One can already imagine Brown becoming a member of what many around the Senate jokingly refer to as the Three Musketeers (is there a famous 4-some?) --- McCain, Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham, R-SC. Graham is also a fellow JAG (he still serves as one each year on stints in Iraq).
A ready-made clique for Brown?