WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, met with President-elect Trump’s Secretary of Commerce nominee, Howard Lutnick.

“Howard Lutnick is a successful businessman who will bring positive change to the Department of Commerce. During our meeting, we discussed the historic economic investments that Mississippi is experiencing and how our state could build upon these efforts working together with the Trump administration,” Senator Wicker said. “I believe he will do a great job driving economic development and growth in our country, and I look forward to working with him through my position on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”