Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

508 Dirksen Senate Office Building 20510-6125

phone 224-5115, TTY / TDD 224-8418 http://commerce.senate.gov

meets first and third Tuesdays of each month

Ted Stevens, of Alaska, Chair John McCain, of Arizona. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii. Conrad R. Burns, of Montana. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West Trent Lott, of Mississippi. Virginia. Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas. John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts. Olympia J. Snowe, of Maine. Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota. Gordon H. Smith, of Oregon. Barbara Boxer, of California. John Ensign, of Nevada. Bill Nelson, of Florida. George Allen, of Virginia. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. John E. Sununu, of New Hampshire. Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey. Jim DeMint, of South Carolina. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska. David Vitter, of Louisiana. Mark Pryor, of Arkansas.

SUBCOMMITTEES

Aviation

Conrad R. Burns, of Montana, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West John McCain, of Arizona. Virginia. Trent Lott, of Mississippi. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii. Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas. Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota. Olympia J. Snowe, of Maine. Barbara Boxer, of California. Gordon H. Smith, of Oregon. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. John Ensign, of Nevada. Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey. George Allen, of Virginia. Bill Nelson, of Florida. John E. Sununu, of New Hampshire. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska. Jim DeMint, of South Carolina. Mark Pryor, of Arkansas.

Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance

George Allen, of Virginia, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. Mark Pryor, of Arkansas. Conrad R. Burns, of Montana. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii, ex Jim DeMint, of South Carolina. officio. David Vitter, of Louisiana. Barbara Boxer, of California.

Disaster Prevention and Prediction

Jim DeMint, of South Carolina, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska. Gordon H. Smith, of Oregon. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. David Vitter, of Louisiana. Bill Nelson, of Florida.

Fisheries and the Coast Guard

Olympia J. Snowe, of Maine, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. Trent Lott, of Mississippi. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii. Gordon H. Smith, of Oregon. John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts. John E. Sununu, of New Hampshire. Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey. David Vitter, of Louisiana. [[Page 351]]

Global Climate Change and Impacts

David Vitter, of Louisiana, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey. John McCain, of Arizona. John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts. Olympia J. Snowe, of Maine.

National Ocean Policy Study

John E. Sununu, of New Hampshire, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. Barbara Boxer, of California. Trent Lott, of Mississippi. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii. Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas. John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts. Olympia J. Snowe, of Maine. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. Gordon H. Smith, of Oregon. Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey. Jim DeMint, of South Carolina. David Vitter, of Louisiana.

Science and Space

Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. Bill Nelson, of Florida. Conrad R. Burns, of Montana. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West Trent Lott, of Mississippi. Virginia. John Ensign, of Nevada. Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota. George Allen, of Virginia. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska. John E. Sununu, of New Hampshire. Mark Pryor, of Arkansas.

Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine

Trent Lott, of Mississippi, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii. John McCain, of Arizona. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West Conrad R. Burns, of Montana. Virginia. Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas. Byron Dorgan, of North Dakota. Olympia J. Snowe, of Maine. Barbara Boxer, of California. Gordon H. Smith, of Oregon. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. George Allen, of Virginia. Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey. John E. Sununu, of New Hampshire. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska. David Vitter, of Louisiana. Mark Pryor, of Arkansas.

Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness

John Ensign, of Nevada, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts. Conrad R. Burns, of Montana. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii, ex Trent Lott, of Mississippi. officio. Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West George Allen, of Virginia. Virginia. John E. Sununu, of New Hampshire. Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota. Jim DeMint, of South Carolina. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska.

Mark Pryor, of Arkansas. [[Page 352]]

Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development

Gordon H. Smith, of Oregon, Chair Ted Stevens, of Alaska. Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota. John McCain, of Arizona. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii, ex Conrad R. Burns, of Montana. officio. John Ensign, of Nevada. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West George Allen, of Virginia. Virginia. John E. Sununu, of New Hampshire. John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts. Jim DeMint, of South Carolina. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. David Vitter, of Louisiana. Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey.

Bill Nelson, of Florida.

E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska.

Mark Pryor, of Arkansas.

STAFF Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (SD-508), 224-5115.

Majority Staff Director.--Lisa Sutherland.

Deputy Staff Director.--Christine Kurth.

Chief Counsel.--David Russell.

Senior Counsel for Maritime, Oceans, and Atmosphere.--Matthew

Paxton.

Senior Counsel for TSA, Port Security, Sports, Consumer, Trade,

Technology.--Ken Nahigian.

Senior Advisor.--Floyd DesChamps.

Communications Director.--Melanie Alvord.

Deputy Communications Director.--Aaron Saunders.

Counsels: Paul Nagle, Harry Wingo.

Professional Staff.--Mark Davis.

Research Assistant.--Mark Delich.

Scheduler.--Theresa Eugene.

Minority Staff Director / Chief Counsel.--Margaret Cummisky.

Deputy Staff Director / General Counsel.--Sam Whitehorn.

Policy Director.--Lila Helms.

Communications Director.--Andy Davis.

Senior Counsel.--James Assey.

Counsel.--Rachel Welch.

Staff Assistant.--Jamie Gillespie. Aviation, Surface Transportation, and Transportation Security Policy

Staff

Majority Staff Director, Aviation.--Jarrod Thompson.

Staff Director, Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine.--

Chris Bertram.

Professional Staff, Surface Transportation and Merchant

Marine.--Dave Wonnenburg.

Transportation Detailee.--Susan Kirinich.

Staff Assistant.--Mike Blank.

Minority Senior Professional Staff, Aviation.--Gael Sullivan.

Professional Staff: Stephen Gardner, Dabney Hegg.

Staff Assistant.--Channon Clements. Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, Insurance, Trade, Tourism, Economic

Development and

Sports Policy Staff

Majority Staff Director, Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development.--

Wally Hsueh.

Staff Director, Consumer Affairs, Product Safety and

Insurance.--Frank Cavaliere.

Minority Senior Counsel.--David Strickland.

Counsel.--Catherine McCullough.

Professional Staff.--Matthew Morrissey.

Staff Assistant.--Alexsis Horowitz. Oceans, Fisheries, Coast Guard, NOPS, Climate Change Policy Staff

Majority Staff Director, Fisheries and Coast Guard.--Drew

Minkiewicz.

Staff Director, Disaster Prevention and Preparedness.--Thomas

Jones.

Staff Director, Global Climate Change and Impacts.--Garrett

Graves.

Professional Staff.--Kris Lynch.

SeaGrant Fellow.--Chad English.

Coast Guard Fellow.--Joe Malinauskas.

NOAA Fellow.--Rori Marston.

Minority Senior Counsel.--Margaret Spring.

Counsel.--Amy Fraenkel.

SeaGrant Fellow.--Whitley Saumweber.

Staff Assistant.--Helen Colosimo. [[Page 353]] Science, Technology, and Space Policy Staff

Majority Staff Director, Science and Space.--Jeff Bingham.

NASA Detailee.--Tom Cremins.

Staff Director, Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness.--

Jason Mulvihill.

Minority Senior Professional Staff.--Jean Toal Eisen.

Professional Staff.--Chan D. Lieu.

Staff Assistant.--Ivy Shannon. Bipartisan Staff:

Chief Clerk.--Debbie Paul.

Professional Staff / Hearing Clerk.--Susan MacDonald.

Systems Administrator.--Rebecca Kojm.

GPO Detailees: Jack Fulmer, Mark Moore. Bipartisan Staff, Legislative Counsel's Office:

Legislative Counsel.--Lloyd Ator.

Staff Assistant.--Jessica Dutton. Bipartisan Staff, Public Information Office:

Professional Staff.--Robert Foster.

Public Information Staff.--Yvonne Gowdy, Joani Wales.

Staff Assistant.--Stephanie Lieu.

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