The Republican members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance comprise the GOP delegation on the Senate’s standing committee that reviews, drafts, and advances legislation and oversight related to federal taxation, revenue, trade, retirement programs, and health-program financing (including Medicare and Medicaid). They present and defend Republican policy positions in markups, hearings, and negotiations affecting the committee’s jurisdiction.
Legislation and oversight in tax and revenue policy, federal budget and entitlement reform (including Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid financing), trade and tariffs, health-care financing and program reauthorization, retirement and welfare policy, tax administration and IRS oversight; typically advocating for lower taxes, regulatory relief, market-based health reforms, and fiscal restraint.
Committee operations are funded through congressional appropriations from the U.S. Senate; individual members’ office budgets and political activities are funded separately through Senate appropriations for member offices, campaign committees, and party organizations.
Senate Republican Conference and Senate GOP leadership; National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the Republican National Committee (RNC); allied conservative policy organizations and think tanks and the Republican senators serving on the Finance Committee.
Partisan delegation within a standing U.S. Senate committee (congressional committee members)
