Arkansas Senator John Boozman has taken on the role of ranking Republican on the Senate Water and Wildlife Subcommittee, leaders of the Environment and Public Works panel announced last week.
Senator Boozman has been an active member of the Water and Wildlife Subcommittee since joining the Senate in 2011. During his previous tenure in the House of Representatives Boozman served as the lead Republican on the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee. The other GOP members of Water and Wildlife during the 113th Congress are James Inhofe of Oklahoma, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Jeff Sessions of Alabama.
The Democratic side of Water and Wildlife remains unchanged, with Maryland’s Ben Cardin continuing as the subcommittee’s chairman. Other Democratic members are Tom Carper of Delaware, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.