With the GOP ruling the 114th Congress, area senators eased right into key roles Wednesday following congressional committee elections.
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., was named chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — and earned a new spot on the Senate Budget Committee.
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., got the top post on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Both senators were ranking members of the respective committees they are now chairing.
In Georgia, U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson landed two chairmanships, and he’s the only Republican to do so.
He will lead the veterans’ affairs and ethics committees.