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Thune Hands Cruz Chairman’s Gavel at Senate Commerce Committee

Cruz's agenda includes expanding private sector spectrum access to drive investment and job creation.

Jericho Casper

Jan 6, 2025 — 2 min read

Photo of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, by Gage Skidmore.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2025 – Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has named Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

As chair, Cruz will have significant control over the committee’s hearings, legislative agenda, and oversight — building on his experience as the committee’s ranking member during the last Congress.

“As chairman, I can convene hearings… I can call up markups. I can decide what bills get marked up and what bills don’t. It gives you the ability to drive an agenda that is just qualitatively different,” Cruz explained in a recent episode of his podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz, in which the senator outlined his agenda for the committee.

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