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U.S. Senate Elects Leaders
Republicans and Democrats elected their respective leaders in the
U.S. Senate for the 107th Congress, sticking with many of their
leaders from the 106th.
The Democrats reelected Sen. Tom Daschle
(S.D.) as Minority Leader and Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.) as
Democratic whip, while Republicans reelected Sen. Trent Lott
(Miss.) as Majority Leader, and Sen. Don Nickles (Okla.) as
assistant Republican leader.
Republicans also reelected Sen. (and
NRA Director) Larry Craig (Idaho) as chairman of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee, and elected
Sen. Rick Santorum to
succeed retiring Sen. Connie Mack (Fla.) as chairman of the
Senate Republican Conference.
Republicans also chose Sen. Kay
Bailey Hutchison (Tex.) as secretary of the Republican
Conference, and Sen. Bill Frist (Tenn.) as chairman of the
National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Democrats selected Sen.
Patty Murray (Wash.) as Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
chairman, and reelected Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Md.) as secretary
of the Democratic caucus.
All of the mentioned Republicans are
considered to be pro-gun, while the Democrats referenced are all
thoroughly anti-gun.
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