Former-Senate Commerce Committee Chair Stevens Found Guilty of Making False Statements

On Monday, a federal jury found former Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) guilty of making false statements on Senate disclosure forms, a verdict likely to devastate the Republican's already difficult re-election hopes. Sen Stevens, 84, remains the ranking Republican on the Commerce Committee, which considers virtually all broadcasting legislation. His departure likely would make Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) the panel's ranking Republican.