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The Constitution

Jurisdiction: (1) Constitutional amendments; (2) Enforcement and protection of constitutional rights; (3) Statutory guarantees of civil rights and civil liberties; (4) Separation of powers; (5) Federal-State relations; (6) Interstate compacts.

Membership - 6:4
Democratic Members
Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin (Chairman)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Republican Members
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (Ranking Member)
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
John Cornyn, Texas

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Majority Office
Phone: 202-224-5573
Fax: 202-228-0466
 Minority Office
Phone: 202-224-4280

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Did You Know?  William Howard Taft is the only person to head both the Executive and Judicial branches of the government.  Taft served as President from 1909 until 1913, and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921 until 1930.

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