Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee this Congress, the only new senator to join the panel on the Democratic side.
His assignment — which Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday along with other Democratic committee rosters — is likely a reward for Peters agreeing to serve as Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair for another election cycle.
Peters had said publicly he didn’t want to chair Senate Democrats’ political arm again in 2024, which is expected to be a tough cycle for the party. His appointment to Appropriations increases his clout in the Senate as Michigan’s senior senator, Debbie Stabenow, is preparing to retire after 2024.
