Wasserman Schultz to serve as Vice Chair of Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee and Chair of Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee

(Washington, DC)  —  Following a meeting today of the House Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) will serve as the Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. She will continue to serve as the Cardinal (Chair) of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. The Committee on Appropriations determines the spending priorities of the Federal Government on behalf of the American people and the individual subcommittees determine where those funds are allotted within specific parts of the federal government. Serving as the Chair of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, Rep. Wasserman Schultz will oversee the subcommittee that determines the funding level for the entire legislative branch.

“I am honored by the continued confidence and support that my colleagues have shown in me and I look forward to working diligently in the months ahead as we address the most daunting financial situation since the Great Depression,” said Rep. Wasserman Schultz. “I look forward to working closely with Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Obey, Chairman Serrano, and the Obama Administration to ensure that agencies such as the Department of the Treasury and Security and Exchange Commission are working efficiently and competently.”

Rep. Wasserman Schultz will continue to serve as one of only twelve Cardinals on the House Committee on Appropriations. The Committee is comprised of 37 Democrats and 23 Republicans. Members who have been recommended to chair a subcommittee are referred to as “Cardinals.”

As a member of the Financial Services Subcommittee, Rep. Wasserman Schultz will also help to determine the budgets of:

• Department of the Treasury
• District of Columbia
• The Judiciary
• Executive Office of the President
• Council of Economic Advisers
• Federal Drug Control Programs
• National Security Council
• Office of Management and Budget
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Office of Policy Development
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Election Assistance Commission
• Federal Communications Commission
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General
• Federal Election Commission
• Federal Labor Relations Authority
• Federal Trade Commission
• General Services Administration
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Historical Publications and Records Commission
• Office of Government Ethics
• Office of Personnel Management and Related Trust Funds
• Office of Special Counsel
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Selective Service System

The U.S. Constitution provides the basis for the Appropriations Committee in Article one, Section nine, Clause seven which states that: No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.