INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -
Republican Sen. Dan Coats has been named to the Senate Finance Committee for
the 114th Congress, becoming the first Indiana senator to serve on the key
panel since former Sen. Vance Hartke in 1976.
The Finance
Committee has the largest jurisdiction of any congressional committee,
overseeing more than 50 percent of the nation’s budget. Its responsibilities
include Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, all tax policy, international
trade, several welfare programs and the nation’s debt.
Coats will also
continue to serve on the U.S. Select Committee on Intelligence and the Joint
Economic Committee.