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Senate Committees, Ranked

A Senate Judiciary Committee ready to discuss prohibition enforcement, Washington, circa 1925.
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A Senate Judiciary Committee ready to discuss prohibition enforcement, Washington, circa 1925.

There are currently 24 Senate Committees. Here they are, ranked from best to worst:

    1. Environment and Public Works
    2. Joint Committee on the Library
    3. Budget
    4. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
    5. Appropriations
    6. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
    7. Select Committee on Ethics
    8. Special Committee on Aging
    9. Indian Affairs
    10. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    11. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
    12. Judiciary
    13. Veteran Affairs
    14. Joint Economic Committee
    15. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
    16. Joint Committee on Printing
    17. Joint Committee on Taxation
    18. Finance
    19. Energy and Natural Resources
    20. Foreign Relations
    21. Select Committee on Intelligence
    22. Armed Services
    23. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
    24. Getting hit by the U.S. Capitol subway car
    25. Rules and Administration

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