Rockefeller and Hutchison Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan Public Safety Communications Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Ranking Member, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, issued the following statement today regarding the Senate’s passage of S. 1694, a bill that extends the Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and […]
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Recent Misleading Health Insurance Industry Report
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement in response to the recent release of a report from the health insurance industry. “The misleading and harmful claims made today by the profit-driven insurance companies are politicking for corporate gain at […]
Rockefeller Encouraged by NASA Exploration for Water on the Moon
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement today on NASA’s mission to confirm the presence of water on the moon. This morning, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), part of a new generation of NASA missions, successfully gathered […]
Hearing Summary – Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004. Witness List: Mr. Robert M. Gabrielli, Senior Vice President for Programming & Distribution, DIRECTV, Inc. Mr. R. Stanton Dodge, Executive Vice President, […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Over the past 15 years, satellite television has grown into a strong competitor with cable by offering a choice in pay television providers to consumers in rural as well as urban markets. Where residents once were limited to a single cable operator, satellite providers now offer most consumers an alternative. This has led to […]
Hearing Summary – A World of Opportunity: Promoting Export Success for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on A World of Opportunity: Promoting Export Success for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. Witness List: Ms. Rochelle Lipsitz, Acting Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the United States Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Department […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on A World of Opportunity: Promoting Export Success for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C.–I want to thank all of today’s witnesses for their testimony before the Subcommittee and for their ongoing work to promote America’s businesses and products abroad. America has always reached out around the globe, through its exports. Now, as the world grows ever more connected, exports have taken an even greater role in our economic […]
Senate Passes Hutchison Bill to Prevent Inmates from Using Smuggled Cell Phones
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Hutchison-backed legislation allowing prisons to block calls from contraband cellular phones has unanimously passed the Senate. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, introduced the legislation to prevent prison inmates from using smuggled cellular phones by allowing states to petition to operate wireless […]
Rockefeller: Any Senate Climate Legislation Should Solidify West Virginia and Coal’s Future
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement regarding climate legislation introduced today by Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry: “The climate legislation proposed today by Senators Boxer and Kerry is a disappointing step in the wrong direction and […]
Rockefeller and Snowe Continue Fighting for Public-Private Teamwork to Ensure Cybersecurity for All Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), issued the following statement on the adoption of S. Res. 285, which defines Senate support for the goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month during October 2009. The resolution identifies the […]