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Wicker, Cantwell to lead Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, January 9th, 2019

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Wicker, Cantwell to lead Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Senator Wicker speaks with members of the media at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo: Sen. Roger Wicker's office)

The Senate committee covering commerce, transportation, and science issues in the space and maritime domains elected new leadership for the 116th Congress. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is the new chairman, his office announced Wednesday. He previously chaired the Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) was voted in as ranking member, according to his statement. “The chairmanship is a great responsibility given the committee’s broad jurisdiction across diverse sectors of our economy,” Wicker said in the statement.…

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