Washington,
D.C. –
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has been selected by his Senate Republican
colleagues to serve as Ranking Member for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs in the 117th Congress.
“I
look forward to leading my Republican colleagues on the committee and working
with Chairman Brown to build bipartisan consensus. With vaccination rates
increasing and the economy in recovery, Congress must begin working on policies
that accelerate economic growth and spur job creation. Towards that end, I am
looking forward to expanding access to capital for businesses, promoting the
principles of free enterprise, and defending the taxpayers against wasteful
spending,” said Ranking Member Toomey.
The
Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee are:
- Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Ranking Member
- Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)
- Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
- Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
- Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)
- Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
- Senator John Kennedy (R-La.)
- Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.)
- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
- Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
- Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)
- Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.)
Senator
Toomey is also announcing his senior staff on the committee:
Brad
Grantz, Staff Director
Prior
to joining the Banking Committee, Brad Grantz was with Senator Toomey’s
personal office since 2015 and most recently served as his legislative
director. A native of Elizabeth Township outside of Pittsburgh, Grantz has
worked in Congress since 2008 and is a 2003 graduate of Carnegie Mellon
University.
Dan
Sullivan, Chief Counsel
Dan
Sullivan started his career in government service working for
then-Representative Toomey in 2003 and was most recently Senator Toomey’s
general counsel. In between stints with Senator Toomey, Sullivan’s work
included serving as a Navy JAG officer and an attorney at Skadden. He is a
graduate of Williams College and Harvard Law School.
John
Crews, Policy Director
John
Crews joins the Banking Committee after a stint with the White House National
Economic Council. Prior to his role at NEC, Crews was a longtime staffer to
Senator Toomey in his personal office, covering financial services. He is a
graduate of Princeton University.
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