Sentence examples for major committees from inspiring English sources

With the Democrats gaining 13 seats in that election, spots opened up on major committees, and Lyndon B. Johnson, the majority leader, gave quite a few to freshmen.

But the difference between, say, 57 votes and 59 votes when the majority organises the Senate in January could be huge when it comes to committee assignments perhaps the difference between a two-vote majority and a six-vote one on major committees.

Some Black Caucus members now rank among the most influential leaders in the House, including Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, who is the majority whip, as well as the chairmen of three major committees.

The latter two men both chair major committees.

Republicans plan to add one seat each for Democrats and Republicans to the major committees.

These are the likely leaders of the Senate's major committees when Republicans take control.

He joined the IFM council in 1981 and served on every major committee, and as chairman from 1998 until 2003.

The second advisory group, the Social and Economic Council, has become a major committee for the examination of all projects.

Tyco International said today that its newly elected board had made major committee assignments and agreed to review the conglomerate's incorporation in tax-friendly Bermuda.

Bishop Mugavero has been active in Catholic-Jewish relations, heading a major committee for the United States Catholic Conference on the issue.

In 1991, he led a major committee investigation into an international banking and money laundering scandal, and in 1992 he led a select committee, which ultimately determined that no American P.O.W.'s remained captive in Vietnam.