Senator 1 – Committee Assignment: Chair of Armed Services/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Goal: Get an aircraft carrier named after you, no cost to the government. |
Senator 2 – Committee Assignment: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry/Foreign Relations
Goal: Get a rider attached to a bill you know the president will be sign locating Forest Fighters Training facility in your state. Additional cost to the government of $2.5 million. |
Senator 3 – Committee Assignment: Finance/Judiciary
Goal: Get a change in the tax code that increases the minor dependent income tax credit. Tax expenditure cost $10 billion. |
Senator 4 – Committee Assignment: Judiciary/Budget
Goal: Get a bill passed that will increase the number of Federal Court judges and employees to reduce plea-bargaining and case delays. Additional cost to the government $100 million. |
Senator 5 – Committee Assignment: Foreign Relations/Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Goal: Secure funding for a study on the effectiveness of most favored nation status on trade. Additional cost to the government $3 million. |
Senator 6 – Committee Assignment: Armed Services/Energy and National Resources
Goal: Eliminate a provision of a pending bill that would close a military base in your state. Additional cost to the government $50 million. |
