Shown below are the members of the two congressional subcommittees with direct jurisdiction over spending for the Department of Education.
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Democrats:
Chairman: Tom Harkin, Iowa
Ernest F. Hollings, South Carolina
Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii
Harry Reid, Nevada
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Patty Murray, Washington
Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia
Republicans:
Ranking member: Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Thad Cochran, Mississippi
Judd Gregg, New Hampshire
Larry E. Craig, Idaho
Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas
Ted Stevens, Alaska
Mike DeWine, Ohio
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Republicans:
Chairman, Ralph Regula, Ohio
C.W. Bill Young, Florida
Ernest Istook, Oklahoma
Dan Miller, Florida
Roger Wicker, Mississippi
Anne M. Northup, Kentucky
Randy “Duke” Cunningham, California
Kay Granger, Texas
John E. Peterson, Pennsylvania
Donald L. Sherwood, Pennsylvania
Democrats:
Ranking member: David R. Obey, Wisconsin
Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland
Nancy Pelosi, California
Nita M. Lowey, New York
Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut
Jesse L. Jackson Jr., Illinois
Patrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island