State Representatives Livvy R. Floren, (R-149), Lile R. Gibbons, (R-150), and Fred Camillo, (R-151), have been selected to serve on key committee positions in the House Republican caucus for the 2009-10 legislative sessions by House Republican Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., (R-142).
Ms. Gibbons was reappointed as the House Republican ranking member (Republican leader) on the General Assembly’s human services committee; and Ms. Floren was selected as the House ranking member on the bonding subcommittee of the General Assembly’s finance, revenue and bonding committee. Ms. Floren and Ms. Gibbons were also reappointed for another term as assistant House Republican leaders.
“I’m privileged to have been chosen as one of our caucus’ top leaders,” Ms. Floren said. “As lead Republican on the bonding subcommittee, in tough financial times we need to look at our bonded indebtedness. We currently spend 11% of the state budget on debt service payments.”
Ms. Floren will also continue to serve on the government administration and elections committee, where she has been a longstanding member helping write new ethics and campaign finance laws. She will also be on the select committee on aging where it will be her job to advocate for the elderly in the state. The challenge of an aging work force and population as “baby boomers” consider retirement is to recognize what the state can do to ease the transition, she said.
In additional to the human services committee, Ms. Gibbons has been asked to continue her service on the transportation and the finance, revenue and bonding committee, the legislature’s tax-writing committee.
“Serving another term on the transportation committee will allow me to continue my work with ongoing initiatives to improve traffic flow and safety on I-95 and to track the progress of the new rail cars due in 2009,” Ms. Gibbons said.
Mr. Camillo, a newly named member of the appropriations committee said, budgetary challenges “will be the major focus the next two years.”.....
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