Press Release of Agriculture Committee Senators Complete Membership of Senate Agriculture Committee Saxby Chambliss Ranking Republican, welcomes Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator John Thune Contact: 202-224-2035 Wednesday, December 13, 2006 Senators named Wednesday evening to the Agriculture Committee by Republican Leader Mitch McConnell complete the incoming membership of the Senate Agriculture Committee with Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) as the committee’s Ranking Republican for the 110th Congress on January 4, 2007. Senators selected for new membership are Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John Thune of South Dakota. Returning to the Senate Agriculture Committee, in order of seniority, are Chambliss, Richard Lugar of Indiana, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Pat Roberts of Kansas, Norm Coleman of Minnesota, Mike Crapo of Idaho, and Chuck Grassley of Iowa. “We have prepared the ground with thoughtful dialogue among producers in Farm Bill field hearings this past summer and we have the Committee in excellent position to move forward in the shared interests of agriculture in America – for farmlands, rural communities, conservation, energy, nutritional needs, and the wise management of forest resources,” said Chambliss who led the Committee as Chairman in an unprecedented first term in the United States Senate. 266931