Chairman Rockefeller Statement on the Child Safe Viewing Act Report
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, made the following statement regarding the FCC’s report on the Child Safe Viewing Act released today: “Television is a powerful force. It can educate and entertain, but it also can expose children to troubling content, like […]
Commerce Republicans Press DOT on “Cash for Clunkers” Payments to Car Dealers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, led by Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), today voiced strong concerns to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on delays in payment to car dealers as part of the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program. Joining Senator Hutchison were Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), […]
Rockefeller Continues Pressing Health Insurance Industry for Answers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter today to the top 15 health insurance companies requesting information on what insurance companies do with the money they get from consumers as premium payments and whether this data is shared with policy holders […]
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on NTSB Investigation of NY Midair Collision
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) released the following statement today on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) investigation of the midair collision of an air tour helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River on Saturday, August 8, 2009: […]
Hutchison Op-Ed: Cell Phones in Prisons Mean Business as Usual for Convicted Criminals
Cell Phones in Prisons Mean Business as Usual for Convicted Criminals U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Our nation faces a growing threat from crime syndicates and other dangerous felons that operate inside the very facilities meant to keep them and their illicit activities off our streets and out of our communities. Imprisoned convicts coordinate murders, […]
Chairman Rockefeller Requests Information Regarding Airman Certificate Vetting Process
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chairman of the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Byron Dorgan (D-ND), and Ranking Member of the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Jim DeMint (R-SC) joined together and sent […]
Hutchison Presses FAA and TSA to Improve Vetting of Airman Certificates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today joined Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V) in pressing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to improve the vetting operations associated with the FAA’s Airman Certification program. Recent news articles have […]
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds the Senate’s Confirmation of Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of: Mr. Christopher P. Bertram, to be Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation Ms. Patricia D. […]
Hearing Summary: Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Witness List: Mr. Alfred J. Longhi, Jr., former Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Lithium Power Technologies Mr. Thomas J. Howard, […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.–One of my top priorities as chairman of the Commerce Committee is maintaining our country’s role as the global leader in technological innovation.