Sen. Cruz Designated Chairman of Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

The Senate Republican Conference ratified Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Joining the committee are three new Republican members for the 119^th Congress: Senators John Curtis (R-UT), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), and Tim Sheehy (R-MT). Remaining on the committee are Senators John Thune (R-SD), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Todd Young (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). Furthermore, three new Democrat members are joining the committee for the 119^th Congress: Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE). Remaining on the committee are Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (R-MA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO). Sen Cruz said: "My top priority in this role remains the same as it has throughout my entire career in the Senate: pursuing policies that will create jobs and spur economic growth. To that end, the Commerce Committee will be focused on expanding commercial access to electromagnetic spectrum, boosting human and commercial space exploration, improving the safety and efficiency of our nation’s transportation system, ensuring the future and viability of college athletics, and much more."