Finance Republicans

William Roth of Delaware (chair)    Misty Thomas    75296    mthomas@cmcvax.mckenna.edu
Chuck Grassley of Iowa                 Jane  Bu  76154    dengisdead@hotmail.com
Orrin Hatch of Utah                       Alecia Sanchez  77552    ssanchez@cmcvax.mckenna.edu
Don Nickles of Oklahoma              Kiersten Kessler  77215  kkessler@cmcvax.mckenna.edu
Phil Gramm of Texas                      Matt Tenney    75319 mtenney@cmcvax.mckenna.edu
Trent Lott of Mississippi                 Alexis Orton    76031  aorton@cmcvax.mckenna.edu
    (majority leader)

Finance Democrats

Jay Rockefeller of W. Virginia        Alby Salsa    75476  alb_19@hotmail.com
John Breaux of Louisiana                Aaron Rubin  75300  arubin@cmcvax.mckenna.edu
Bob Kerrey of Nebrasksa
Chuck Robb of Virginia                  Leticia Rodriguez  77234  lrodriguez@cmcvax.mckenna.edu

HELP Republicans

Jim Jeffords of Vermont (chair)        Andrew Gralnek   75391 gralnek@visto.com
Bill Frist of Tennessee                      Chris Murrillo   75105   Pike10@hotmail.com
Mike DeWine of Ohio                     Annie Lee  76762  alee@cmcvax.mckenna.edu
Susan Collins of Maine                     Sarah Bauer  79197  sbauer@scrippscollege.edu
Chuck Hagel of Nebraska                Jamie Lockett  73105  jlockett@cmcvax.mckenna.edu
Jeff Sessions of Alabama                  Dan Seltzer 75449 Dseltz33@aol.com
 
 

Elementary and Secondary Educ Act               Tax Bill

Senate HELP Committee                                   Senate Finance Committee
National Ctr. for Ed. Stats                                  Joint Committee on Taxation
Education Dept. ESEA Page                              Congressional Budget Office
PTA ESEA Page                                               Citizens for Tax Justice
Heritage (scroll down to "Education")                 Americans for Tax Reform

Monday, March 27

6:30 -- State of the Union and GOP response  -- Roberts North 15 (basement level)

8:00 -- Initial committee meetings  -- Roberts North 102 and 103

Tuesday, March 28

6:30-9 -- Committee hearings, White House meetings, informal caucuses -- Roberts South 103, 104, 105

Wednesday, March 29

6:30-9 -- Committee markups, White House meetings, informal caucuses -- Roberts South 103, 104, 105

Thursday, March 30

6:30-9 -- Senate floor session -- Roberts North 15

Students should consult the simulation manual at: http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/dward/classes/congpres/simulationrules.html They should also note these addenda:

Agenda: The Finance Committee will deal with a tax bill. We have intentionally left the topic quite broad: you will have to decide which specific national security issues merit your attention. The HELP Committee will deal with ESEA reauthorization, another very broad topic.

Floor Procedure: As the simulation manual says ("floor consideration"), the majority and minority leaders will devise the functional equivalent of a unanimous consent agreement governing floor action. The faculty members may arbitrate any dispute regarding this agreement.

Role of Faculty Members: During the simulation, the main task of the faculty members is to observe the simulation, not to provide answers to every substantive or procedural question. Our motto is "YOU figure it out!" Nevertheless, when we do issue a ruling, it is final and unappealable.