Republicans are naming committee heads.

The U.S. Senate today officially ratified U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) as chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the 114thCongress. Following this action, Thune announced that the Commerce Committee will have six subcommittees and that the following colleagues will serve as subcommittee chairmen once the full committee approves panels at the first official meeting:

Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)

Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

A guy from the 50th in education state for communication, technology, internet, innovation; a gal from a very small state with no international airport (bases don’t count) for aviation safety, security and operations; someone from NEBRASKA for merchant marine infrastructure, safety and security; and my very own Ted Cruz for Space, Science and Competitiveness. Don’t get me started on Rubio for Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, etc etc. I suppose the fact that his state is surrounded on 3 sides for water qualifies him.

Holy cow, y’all.

Thanks to Fenway Fran for the heads up.