WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, today landed a seat on the House committee on agriculture and a second committee on space, science and technology.
Democrats handed out their committee assignments today.
Sewell, who is beginning her first term representing part of Birmingham and west Alabama, also was elected president of the freshmen class of Democrats, a group of nine lawmakers.
"I look forward to working with my colleagues in our freshman class to cultivate strength within the party and to work in a bipartisan manner to create innovative solutions to many of our nation's challenges," Sewell said. "By developing solutions for creating jobs, strengthening our nation's infrastructure and making essential improvements to our workforce development and education system, we will be accomplishing many of the goals that will put our economy and America's families back on track."