WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Senate today officially ratified U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) as chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the 114^thCongress. Following this action, Thune announced that the Commerce Committee will have six subcommittees and that the following colleagues will serve as subcommittee chairmen once the full committee approves panels at the first official meeting:

Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)

Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

Sen. Thune issued the following statement on taking the gavel for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and on naming selections of subcommittee chairmen:

“The opportunity to serve at the Commerce Committee at the forefront of efforts in the new Congress to create jobs and grow our economy is a great honor. I look forward to working with our new ranking member Sen. Bill Nelson and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on pressing business before the committee as I represent the state of South Dakota in the Senate. I have talked about the challenge ahead of us with the senators selected to serve as subcommittee chairmen – we are all eager to get to work on the people’s business.”

Subcommittee panels will become official once approved by the full committee at the first official business meeting later this month.

 

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