{"id":48013,"date":"2017-01-10T10:21:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T10:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=48013"},"modified":"2017-01-10T10:24:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T10:24:05","slug":"committee-assignments-32nd-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=48013","title":{"rendered":"These Are The Committee Assignments Of The 32nd Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. THOMAS — Following the 32nd Legislature’s swearing-in ceremony on Monday, the new body’s first course of action was to pass a measure — Bill No. 32-0001<\/a><\/span> — which assigned members of the Senate to the various committees where testimonies are heard, measures are deliberated and decisions are made.<\/p>\n

Senator Myron Jackson is the Senate president while Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly is the vice president of the 32nd Legislature. These positions were already chosen during a Democratic caucus, but made official in yesterday’s measure. The body’s secretary is Senator Jean Forde, who will also serve as secretary for intergovernmental and territorial affairs.\u00a0Senator Neville James is the new majority leader; Senator Marvin Blyden was elected liaison to the United States Congress; freshman Senator\u00a0Brian A. Smith is liaison to the United States Department of Interior, Office of Insular Affairs; and Senator Sammuel Sanes, the veteran lawmaker and former majority leader, was elected liaison to the White House.<\/p>\n

Below are the committee assignments:<\/p>\n

The Committee on Rules and the Judiciary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair, Novelle E. Francis, Jr.<\/p>\n

Vice-Chair, Jean A. Forde<\/p>\n

Myron D. Jackson<\/p>\n

Sammuel Sanes<\/p>\n

Janette Millin Young<\/p>\n

Positive T. A. Nelson<\/p>\n

Kevin Rodriquez<\/del><\/p>\n

The Committee On Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair, Kurt A. Vialet<\/p>\n

Vice Chair, Marvin A. Blyden<\/p>\n

Neville A. James<\/p>\n

Nereida Rivera-O\u2019Reilly<\/p>\n

Brian A. Smith<\/p>\n

Tregenza A. Roach<\/p>\n

Dwayne M. DeGraff<\/p>\n

Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair, Nereida Rivera-O\u2019Reilly<\/p>\n

Vice-Chair, Kurt A. Vialet<\/p>\n

Marvin A. Blyden<\/p>\n

Novelle E. Francis, Jr.<\/p>\n

Janette Millin Young<\/p>\n

Sammuel Sanes<\/p>\n

Dwayne M. DeGraff<\/p>\n

Committee on Education, Youth and Recreation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair, Jean A. Forde<\/p>\n

Vice-Chair, Neville A. James<\/p>\n

Kurt A. Vialet<\/p>\n

Novelle E. Francis, Jr.<\/p>\n

Myron D. Jackson<\/p>\n

Tregenza A. Roach<\/p>\n

Kevin A. Rodriquez<\/del><\/p>\n

The Committee on Workforce Development, Consumer Affairs and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair, Kevin A. Rodriquez<\/del><\/p>\n

Vice-Chair, Myron D. Jackson<\/p>\n

Janette Millin Young<\/p>\n

Brian A. Smith<\/p>\n

Positive T. A. Nelson<\/p>\n

Alicia Hansen<\/p>\n

Marvin A. Blyden<\/p>\n

The Committee on Housing, Public Works, Waste Management and Planning <\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair, Marvin A. Blyden<\/p>\n

Vice-Chair, Sammuel Sanes<\/p>\n

Neville A. James<\/p>\n

Kevin A. Rodriquez<\/del><\/p>\n

Janette Millin Young<\/p>\n

Alicia Hansen<\/p>\n

Brian A. Smith<\/p>\n

The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair, Brian A. Smith<\/p>\n

Vice-Chair, Novelle E. Francis, Jr.<\/p>\n

Jean A. Forde<\/p>\n

Nereida Rivera-O\u2019Reilly<\/p>\n

Positive T.A. Nelson<\/p>\n

Dwayne M. DeGraff<\/p>\n

Alicia Hansen<\/p>\n

The Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair, Neville A. James<\/p>\n

Vice-Chair, Brian A. Smith<\/p>\n

Sammuel Sanes<\/p>\n

Dwayne M. DeGraff<\/p>\n

Nereida Rivera O\u2019Reilly<\/p>\n

Kurt A. Vialet<\/p>\n

Marvin A. Blyden<\/p>\n

Positive T.A. Nelson<\/p>\n

Tregenza A. Roach<\/p>\n

The Committee on Government Affairs, Veterans, Energy, and Environmental<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair, Sammuel Sanes<\/p>\n

Vice-Chair, Kevin A. Rodriquez<\/del><\/p>\n

Jean A. Forde<\/p>\n

Nereida Rivera O\u2019Reilly<\/p>\n

Alicia Hansen<\/p>\n

Tregenza A. Roach<\/p>\n

Janette Millin Young<\/p>\n

The bill was not passed unanimously; senators who make up the minority complained that the enough time was not allowed to review the document, and Mrs. Millin Young, who chaired the Committee on Economic Development in the 31st Legislature, expressed frustration that she was not even included as part of the committee in the 32nd Legislature.<\/p>\n

Mr. Jackson, however, said the new body should now focus on moving the people’s agenda forward: “May wounded hearts and feelings be healed as we move together as a body to address the concerns of the people,” he said.<\/p>\n

Voting in support of the measure were senators Vialet, Rivera-O’Reilly, James, Sanes, Blyden, Forde, Francis, Smith and Jackson. Voting against were Hansen, Millin Young, Nelson and DeGraff.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Feature Image: 32 Legislature Senators. (Credit: Government House)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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