Senate Commerce Chairman Wicker Announces Subcommittees and Chairmen

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Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) announced the committee’s six subcommittees and the respective chairmen. “In an effort to exercise oversight more effectively and develop policy in the many agencies and departments covered by Commerce’s broad jurisdiction, the six subcommittees have been reconfigured,” said Chairman Wicker. “For example, the new Subcommittee on Security will address the intersection of economic and national security. I look forward to working with all of the chairmen on the committee’s agenda for the 116th Congress.” The subcommittes and chairmen are:

  1. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet – Sen John Thune (R-SD)
  2. Subcommittee on Aviation and Space – Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX)
  3. Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety – Sen Deb Fischer (R-NE)
  4. Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection – Sen Jerry Moran (R-KS)
  5. Subcommittee on Security – Sen Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
  6. Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather – Sen Cory Gardner (R-CO)

Senate Commerce Chairman Wicker Announces Subcommittees and Chairmen