Washington, DC – U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, made the following statement regarding the conference report to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization bill, H.R. 2115, which passed the Senate on November 21, 2003: “Mr. President, I am pleased that the Senate is about to vote on the Conference […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded the passage of the United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003, S. 1152. Both houses of Congress passed the bill this week, which will now be sent to the President. “As we face a war against terrorism, we […]
Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today passed the following nominations by voice vote: · Nomination of Michael Gallagher to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration · Nomination of Kirk Van Tine to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today praised the passage of a provision in the Department of Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 1588, which authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide a free calling time to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The provision is modeled after the […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent the following letter to Michael Powell, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), regarding the recent alleged reports of ‘pay for play’ on both television and radio stations: Dear Chairman Powell: I am writing to share my concerns about […]
WASHINGTON- Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) said today that they were encouraged by the strong Senate support for their legislation to curb global warming. The bipartisan Climate Stewardship Act of 2003, which was defeated this morning by a narrow margin of 43-55, represented the first time the Senate has addressed the threat […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement regarding the General Accounting Office’s (GAO) Report, “Issues Related to Competition and Subscriber Rates in the Cable Television Industry,” released today: “The GAO Report confirms that competition matters. Competition brings lower rates, improved service quality, and more choices […]
Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today adopted by voice vote S. 1401, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003 and S. 1400, the Ocean and Coastal Observation Systems Act. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Reauthorization Act would, as introduced, authorize NOAA for fiscal years 2004 […]
Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today adopted the following items by voice vote during the Executive Session: · S. 1389, Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization · S. 1402, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act · S. 1250, The Enhanced 911 Emergency Communications Act of 2003 · S. 1401, National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved by voice vote S. 1389, the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 and S. 1402, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act. The Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act would reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for fiscal years 2004 through 2008, and make […]