Committees

Bob Casey is on the Joint Economic Committee.


1. Has an equal number of Members from each party
2. One of four standing joint committees of the US Congress
3. Responsible for reporting the economic condition of the United States and making suggestions to improve the economy


Andrew Roberts is on the House Committee on Armed Forces and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


Armed Forces:


1. Responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of Defense (DOD)
2. Created by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1964
3. When Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 1994, the committee was renamed the Committee on National Security, but was then later renamed the Committee on Armed Services


Education and the Workforce:


1. From 1947-1994 and then again from 2007-2011, it was known as the Committee on Education and Labor.
2. The committee was founded on March 21, 1867 following the end of the Civil War.
3. Oversees the No Child Left Behind Act.