New Delhi, Jan 16, 2017: All five of the Indian-American lawmakers in US Congress have been nominated for key Congressional panels. All the Congressional panels are highly influential and powerful. The nominations with the other details of the Congresssmen and Congresswomen are as follows:

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1. Congressman RO Khanna

Representing: Silicon Valley

Nominated for: House Budget Committee

2. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

Representing: Seattle

Nominated for: House Judiciary Committee

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3. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

Representing: Chicago west and northwest suburbs

Nominated for: House Education, Workforce Committee, House Democratic Policy

and House Steering Committee

4. Congressman Ami Bera

Co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Nominated for: House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Science, Space and

Technology Committee

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5. Congresswoman Kamala Harris

First Indian-American to have been elected to the US Senate

Made member of four Senate Committees: Committee on Budget, Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Environment and Public Works,Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Harris also gave a statement, "These four committees will be key battlegrounds in the fight for the future of our country. At a time, when so many Californians and Americans are uncertain about our future, I will aggressively fight for our families and the ideals of our nation."

prepared by Shambhavi Sinha of NewsGram. Twitter: @shambhavispeaks