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Press Releases 03/3/2026
Senator Budd Chairs Subcommittee Hearing to Evaluate Innovative Deployment of AI to Support Workforce, Healthcare, and Industry
Washington, D.C. — In his opening statement at today’s Senate Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness hearing, Chairman Ted Budd (R-N.C.) discussed the potential to maximize the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver a higher quality workforce, healthcare, industry, and productivity for Americans.
Press Releases 02/25/2026
Sens. Cruz and Cantwell Lead Coalition to Introduce Legislation to Modernize NOAA Weather Forecasting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), alongside Committee members, today introduced the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026, a comprehensive measure that includes 17 bipartisan bills aimed at strengthening the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) forecasting, warning, and hazard communication capabilities.
Press Releases 02/24/2026
Sen. Cruz Vows to Keep Fighting for Aviation Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) emphasized that, despite the House of Representatives failing by just one vote to achieve the two-thirds vote necessary to send the bipartisan Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act to the President’s desk today, he will continue the fight to strengthen aviation safety, honor the 67 victims of the January 2025 DCA crash, and prevent another avoidable tragedy.
Press Releases 02/24/2026
ICYMI: “If ever there was a time for Congress to pass a new law, it would be to solve vulnerabilities exposed by a tragedy that killed 67 people.” – Washington Post Editorial Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Washington Post published an editorial in support of swift passage of the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act. The editorial board noted that Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) worked with aviation groups, victims’ families, and the National Transportation Safety Board to craft comprehensive legislation that could have prevented the January 29, 2025 crash.
Press Releases 02/20/2026
ICYMI: Families of Flight 5342 Urge Swift House Passage of ROTOR Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amy Hunter, a member of Families of Flight 5342, whose loved ones were killed in last year’s fatal midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, published an op-ed in The Hill today urging swift House passage of the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act.
Press Releases 02/19/2026
House Set to Take Up Cruz, Cantwell’s ROTOR Act
WASHINGTON, DC -- Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released a joint statement after House leadership scheduled the Senate-passed ROTOR Act for floor action next week.
Press Releases 02/18/2026
Sen. Cruz Demands Olympics Protect Women’s Sports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent letters to national sports organizations requesting confirmation that the groups are complying with President Trump’s executive order and eligibility rules designed to keep men out of women’s sports.
Press Releases 02/12/2026
Chairman Cruz: NTSB Findings Underscore Need to Pass ROTOR Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, “The NTSB Final Report on the DCA Midair Collision,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) urged the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, warning that Congress cannot wait for another near miss or preventable tragedy to act.
Press Releases 02/12/2026
Commerce Committee Advances Eight Bipartisan Measures
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced eight bipartisan measures, including the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act from Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.). The Committee also cleared promotions to senior leadership roles in the Coast Guard.
Press Releases 02/12/2026
Chairman Cruz: Should Broadcast Media Rules Evolve for the Digital Age?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, “We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) asks whether media ownership rules need to change for the digital era.