Regulations and Government
Washington To See New Aviation Leaders in Next Congress
Tax issues among first anticipated on Capitol Hill's plate next year
U.S. Capitol Building (Photo: Bill Carey)
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Nearly a week after the November 5 U.S. elections, Washington is still awaiting the final outcome of the results and their effects on Capitol Hill. Regardless for aviation, that outcome will bring change and new leadership on key committees on both sides of the aisle.

With the shift in power from Democrat to Republican hands in the Senate, leadership on all the committees and subcommittees are swapping seats. In Senate Commerce, Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota) is the senior member in line for the committee chairmanship. For Thune, that would mark a return to leadership of the committee that he chaired for four years before moving into the role of Senate Majority Whip in 2019 and then Minority Whip when the Democrats regained control in 2021.

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