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“APPOINTMENTS” mentioning Tina Smith was published in the Senate section on page S1717 on March 23.
Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Senators' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
APPOINTMENTS
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 96-388, as amended by Public Law 97-84, and Public Law 106-292, appoints the following Senators to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council for the 117th Congress: The Honorable Bernard Sanders of Vermont; The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland; and The Honorable Jacky Rosen of Nevada.
The Chair announces, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the reappointment of the following individual to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Denise A. Hibay of New York.
The Chair announces, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 100-458, sec. 114(b)(2)(c), the appointment of the following individual to serve a six-year term as a member of the Board of Trustees of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development: The Honorable Christopher A. Coons of Delaware (term expiring 2026).
The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 116-92, appoints the following individual to serve as a member of the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Dewardric LeRon McNeal of Maryland vice The Honorable Kathleen H. Hicks, PhD, of Virginia.
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On page S1717, March 23, 2021, first column, the following appears: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 116-92, appoints the following individual to serve as a member of the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Dewardric LeRon McNeal of Maryland vice and The Honorable Kathleen H. Hicks, PhD, of Virginia.
The online Record has been corrected to read: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 116-92, appoints the following individual to serve as a member of the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Dewardric LeRon McNeal of Maryland vice The Honorable Kathleen H. Hicks, PhD, of Virginia.
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The Chair announces, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 70-770, the reappointment of the following individual to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission: The Honorable Martin Heinrich of New Mexico (reappointment).
The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as amended by Public Law 99-7, appoints the following Senators as members of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
(Helsinki Commission) during the 117th Congress: The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland (and designate him Chairman) The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island; The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire; The Honorable Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut; and The Honorable Tina Smith of Minnesota.
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