Tim Scott to lead National Republican Senatorial Committee

The Senate GOP on Wednesday chose Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., to take over as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

“I am honored and humbled by the confidence placed in me to protect and grow our Republican majority,” Scott said in a statement, according to The Hill.

Newly-elected Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., vowed Wednesday that Senate Republicans were ready to advance President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

"We will make sure that the president and his team have the tools and support that they need to enforce border security laws and to remove violent criminals who are wreaking havoc in every one of our states," Thune said at a press conference.

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., was selected as Majority Whip. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., earned the slot of vice chairman of the Senate GOP Policy Committee, while Sen. Shelly Moore, R-W.V., became the committee chairwoman.

“With President Trump in the White House and Republican leadership in Congress, help is on the way for the American people. Donald J. Trump proved that when we fight everywhere with the TRUTH, we win," Scott's statement concluded. "That is why we must secure a Republican Senate for all four years of the Trump administration, and that work starts today!”