3 Democrats Join Senate Commerce for 119th Congress; Ossoff Leaves Judiciary
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York announced ahead of the Friday start of the 119th Congress that he’s adding three Democrats to the Commerce Committee roster. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is joining, as are freshmen Sens. Lisa…
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Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Andy Kim of New Jersey. There will be 13 Democrats on Senate Commerce, to 15 Republicans (see 2412230014). Four Democratic caucus members who served on Commerce during the last Congress have left it, including Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Peter Welch of Vermont. Jon Tester of Montana lost reelection, while Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., retired. Meanwhile, Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia is the only Democrat leaving the Senate Judiciary Committee. Freshman Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., joined the panel in December after winning a special election to complete the term of deceased Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.