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(18,252 posts)which is far from the same thing as a Senate Committee.
If it were a Senate Committee, Schumer would not have had the power to unilaterally restructure it.
If it were a Senate Committee, Sanders would have been named the ranking member (rather than chairman) because Democrats are the minority party in the Senate. (Sanders currently holds the title of ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee which is a Senate Committee.)
If it were a Senate Committee, it would be chaired by and include members of the Republican Party which currently holds the Senate majority.
If it were a Senate Committee, it would be listed as one of the Senate Committees in the relevant sources, like senate.gov
https://www.senate.gov/committees/committees_home.htm
Sanders holds the chairmanship of a Senate Democratic Caucus (Conference) committee. The Senate Democratic Caucus/Conference is NOT the same thing as the Senate.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028960385
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_Senate_committees
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Caucus_of_the_United_States_Senate