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All 5 Indian-American Lawmakers Nominated to Key Congress Panels

Ami Bera was renominated to the House Foreign Affairs Committee & the Science, Space & Technology Committee.

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All five Indian American lawmakers have been nominated to key Congressional panels, US media has reported.

All five are Democrats, as are the bulk of Indian-Americans.

US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, elected to the House of Representatives from Seattle, will serve on the House Judiciary Committee, helping to oversee the federal court system and law-enforcement agencies, said a report in The Seattle Times.

Jayapal said she looks forward to working on immigration law reforms, criminal justice reforms, reproductive rights and voting rights.

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"I'm proud to have led efforts for some of the most progressive immigration policies in the nation," Jayapal said in a statement. "In the 115th Congress, I pledge to fight for our progressive values, and block the Trump administration's plans to deport vulnerable undocumented immigrants, create a Muslim registry and violate our civil rights and civil liberties."

Congressman Ro Khanna was appointed to two key committees – the budget and the armed services committees, reported Mercury News. He represents the 17th District of California, which covers the Silicon Valley communities of Cupertino, Fremont, Newark, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale.

Indian American Raja Krishnamoorthi, who was sworn in as a Member of the US House of Representatives earlier this month, would be serving on two influential panels.

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In addition to being the voice of Illinois' Eighth Congressional District, the Democrat will serve on the House Education and Workforce Committee, as well as the House Democratic Policy and Steering Committee, indiawest.com reported.

"These committee assignments will give my constituents a voice to make sure I can stand up for working families every day by focusing on job creation and affordable higher education," said Krishnamoorthi.

Congressman Ami Bera was renominated to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Science, Space and Technology Committee. He is the senior-most among all Indian American lawmakers in the House of Representatives and is also co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, said a news report.
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Kamala Harris, first Indian American to serve in the US Senate, will serve on four influential committees – the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; the Select Committee on Intelligence; the Committee on Environment & Public Works; and the Committee on the Budget.

Harris said that her committee assignments in the US Senate will be "key battlegrounds in the future of our country", The Los Angeles Times reported.

"At a time when so many Californians and Americans are uncertain about our future, I will aggressively fight for our families and the ideals of our nation," Harris said.

2016 was a bumper year for the Indian-American community, with a record haul of four seats in the House of Representatives, and its first seat in the Senate.

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