His activities did not slow down with his appointment to the Senate, and he sat on numerous standing committees of the Senate: Scrutiny of Regulations, Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, National Finance, Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Transport and Communications, and two important subcommittees: Transportation Safety and Veterans Affairs.
Sa nomination au Sénat ne l'a pas ralenti et il a participé à de nombreux comités sénatoriaux permanents: examen de la réglementation, régie interne, budgets et administration, finances nationales, sélection, affaires sociales, sciences et technologie, transports et communications et deux sous-comités importants, soit la sécurité des transport et celui des anciens combattants.