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House Transportation Committee, Maritime Subcommittee selected (2/11)

Seventy-five congressional representatives—41 Republicans and 34 Democrats—recently were selected to serve on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 109th Congressional Session. Chaired by U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), a strong backer of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the committee has jurisdiction over the Coast Guard and maritime transportation. It also helps oversee aviation; economic development, public buildings, and emergency management; railroads; highways, transit and pipelines; and water resources and environment. Subcommittees represent each of the Transportation and Infrastructure committee’s areas of authority. The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation deals with maritime safety, security, law enforcement, and defense. Additionally, the subcommittee exercises jurisdiction over various merchant marine matters. The jurisdiction of this subcommittee does not extend to matters directly related to national defense, which are handled by the Committee on Armed Services. U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) chairs the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee. Also serving on that subcommittee are Republicans Howard Coble (N.C.), Wayne Gilchrest (Md.), Peter Hoekstra (Mich.), Rob Simmons (Conn.), Mario Diaz Balart (Fla.), David Reichert (Wash.), Connie Mack (Fla.), Luis Fortuno (P.R.), Charles Boustany Jr. (La.) and Don Young (Alaska). Democrats serving on the subcommittee are Ranking Member James Oberstar (Minn.), Bob Filner (Calif.), Corrine Brown (Fla.), Gene Taylor (Miss.), Juanita Millender-McDonald (Calif.), Michael Honda (Calif.), Anthony Weiner (N.Y.), Brian Higgins (N.Y.) and Brian Baird (Wash.). ###