Question

senate committee types
a committee is one of sixteen permanent senate committees.
a standing
select
special
is staffed by
committees are temporary and have limited jurisdiction.

Explanation:

In the U.S. Senate, standing committees are permanent. Select and special committees are temporary with limited jurisdiction.

Answer:

A. standing;
(The second dropdown - no options provided in the question to fill it. But based on the context, the first blank should be filled with "standing" as standing committees are among the permanent Senate committees)