Democrat David Obey,chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, explained why he could not support the measure.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

As the House Appropriations Committee voted to send a State Department and foreign aid funding bill to the full House of Representatives, Democrat Nita Lowey voiced congressional solidarity with demonstrators in Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23

(Talking) Wilson was a member of the Appropriations Committee in the U.S.House of Representatives, and used his position to help buy Afghan fighters weapons, including Stinger missiles, that inflicted heavy damage on Soviet gunships.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

One such case involves Republican Jerry Lewis, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

NPR: Signs of a Wider, Deeper Scandal in Congress

"Revolutionizing takes some talents, many talents, " said Livingston, the 55-year-old chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

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Northup, who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, made a potentially serious misstep this summer.

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