Legislative leaders shared their views at Session Priorities: (from left) Senate Majority Leader David Senjem, House Speaker Kurt Zellers, moderator Tom Hauser of KSTP-TV, House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk. Joe Swedberg (from left), Hormel Foods Corporation, moderated an exchange between Pat Shortridge (center) and Ken Martin during Minnesota Business Day at the Capitol. They are the respective chairs of the state Republican and Democratic parties. Mike Bromelkamp (left), Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd., and Tom Hesse, Minnesota Chamber vice president of government affairs, testify at the Legislature in support of a bill to convert the sales tax refund program for capital equipment to an up-front exemption. Environmental and energy policies were center stage at this Insiders' Issue breakfast: (from left)  Deputy Commissioner Bill Grant, Department of Commerce Energy Division; Commissioner Paul Aasen, Pollution Control Agency; Senator John Carlson, R-Bemidji; Senator Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont. Leadership Minnesota participants received a private audience with Governor Mark Dayton during their wrap-up session for this program year. Leadership Minnesota is exclusive to the Minnesota Chamber and provides insight into the state's changing economy and the issues that will shape its future. An industry panel addressed workforce issues at the recent Grow Minnesota! Partnership Meeting held on February 22nd in Owatonna. Pictured are Beth Dienst, Human Resources Director, Viracon, Inc.-Owatonna., Rodney Gramse, Director of Operations, MRG Tool and Die Corp. -Faribault, and Tim Wenzel, President, Winegar, Inc.-Waseca.


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111th Congress - House Committee Chairs and Ranking Minority Members

Committee

Chairman

Ranking Minority Member

Agriculture Collin C. Peterson, MN-7 Frank Lucas, OK-3
Appropriations David R. Obey, WI-7 Jerry Lewis, CA-41
Armed Services Ike Skelton, MO-4 Howard 'Buck' McKeon, CA-25
Budget John Spratt, SC-5 Paul Ryan, WI-1
Education and Labor  George Miller, CA-7 John Kline, MN -2
Energy and Commerce Henry A. Waxman, CA-30 Joe Barton, TX-6
Ethics Zoe Lofgren, CA-16 Jo Bonner, AL-1
Financial Services Barney Frank, MA-4 Spencer Bachus, AL-6
Foreign Affairs Howard Berman, CA-28 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, FL-18
Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson, MS-2 Peter King, NY-3
House Administration Robert Brady, D-PA Dan Lungren, CA-3
Intelligence Silvestre Reyes, TX-16 Peter Hoekstra, MI-2
Judiciary John Conyers, Jr, MI-14 Lamar Smith, TX-21
Natural Resources Nick J. Rahall II, WV-3 Doc Hastings, WA-4
Oversight and Government Reform  Edolphus Towns, NY-10 Darrell Issa CA-49
Rules Louise McIntosh Slaughter, NY-28 David Dreier, CA-26
Science and Technology Bart Gordon, TN-6 Ralph Hall, TX-4
Small Business  Nydia Velazquez, NY-12 Sam Graves, MO-6
Transportation and Infrastructure James L. Oberstar, MN-8 John Mica, FL-7
Veteran's Affairs Bob Filner, CA-51 Steve Buyer, IN-4
Ways and Means Sander Levin, MI-12 Dave Camp, MI-4
Select Cmte. for Energy Independence & Global Warming Ed Markey, MA-7  James Sensenbrenner, WI-5

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