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Article: McCain named chairman of Senate commerce committee
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- Sea Technology
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- February 1, 1997
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CopyrightCopyright Compass Publications, Inc. Feb 1997. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Following a vote taken by his Republican colleagues on the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, Senator John McCain was unanimously elected committee chair. Subcommittee chairs were to be named at an organizational meeting scheduled to be held the week of January 20.
The Committee's first hearing will examine air bags and explore the best means to prevent them from causing future deaths while increasing their effectiveness in saving lives. With President Clinton expected to send his budget to Congress in early February, McCain said he is increasingly hopeful that his colleagues will consider auctioning the remaining digital spectrum and raising millions of dollars that ...