July 23, 2008 Obama incorrectly claims membership of Senate committee Posted: 12:00 PM ET From CNN Political Producer Alexander Marquardt Barack Obama claimed to be a member of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, which he is not. "(CNN) â Responding to an Israeli reporterâs question Wednesday on his commitment to protect the Jewish state, Barack Obama pointed to a bill âwe passedâ in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that tightens sanctions and authorizes divestment from Iran. âMy committee,â he called it. Except that he isnât a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs." ------------------------------------------------- What's wrong with this guy?:eek: