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Senate GOP Names Freshmen Mullin, Budd and Schmitt To Armed Services Committee

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, February 1st, 2023

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Senate GOP Names Freshmen Mullin, Budd and Schmitt To Armed Services Committee

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)

Senate Republicans have selected freshmen Sens. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) to sit on the Armed Services Committee (SASC) in the new Congress. The new SASC members are set to replace Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who have left the committee for other assignments. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the Senate Republican Conference’s selections on Wednesday, noting they must still be ratified by the full Senate. The roster…

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