Ashante was telling a friend about her new job. She commented, "We work in groups all the time and everyone is able to share ideas. I am so new I just listen, but if I wanted to, I know they would listen to me too. Ashante is suffering from

Ashante is suffering from fright.

Explanation:

She gave the comment as an alibi not to have shared her ideas with members of the group. it was not that she never had a logical idea, but she could not communicate with them. It sounds more of a fright than being a shy person, if not she would have made logical contributions.

the chair is the committee member from the majority party who has the most seniority. in the south carolina senate, the chair is the committee member from the majority party who has the most committee seniority.