Four New Members Join Senate Commerce Committee

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) has announced the Republican membership of the committee in the 115th Congress. They are, in order of seniority: Sens Thune, Roger Wicker (R-MI), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Dean Heller (R-NV), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Todd Young (R-IN). New to the committee are Sens Young, Inhofe, Lee and Capito. Exiting are Sens Marco Rubio (R-FL), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Steve Daines (R-MT). Sen Rubio, who was instrumental in pushing for bills freeing up more unlicensed spectrum, is moving to the appropriations committee. Subcommittee members have not yet been named.