VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Hutchison Commemorates 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke on the Senate floor to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. A link to the video and a full transcript of Sen. Hutchison’s floor speech are below. VIDEO AND FLOOR TRANSCRIPT […]
Chairman Rockefeller on the 40th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement today honoring the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing: “Forty years ago, three brave NASA astronauts ventured into the unknown carrying an entire nation’s hopes and dreams with them. When […]
Hutchison Recognizes 40th Anniversary of America’s Moon Landing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today recognized the 40th anniversary of America’s moon landing, when NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin’s lunar module touched down on the surface of the moon for the first time. “Forty years ago today, our […]
Rockefeller and Hutchison Press DOT on Antitrust Immunity Cases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Committee, joined together and urged the Department of Transportation to exercise its long-held statutory authority and expertise to determine if applications for airline anti-trust immunity are in the […]
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on NASA Nominees Confirmed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Ms. Lori Garver, to be Deputy Administrator of the […]
Hearing Summary: Competition in the Health Care Marketplace
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Competition in the Health Care Marketplace. Witness List: Mr. Richard A. Feinstein, Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission Dr. Len M. Nichols, Director, Health Policy Program, New America Foundation Mr. David Balto, […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Competition in the Health Care Marketplace
Today’s hearing takes place as part of a broader effort to transform health care in this country. If we are serious about providing every American with access to affordable, meaningful health care coverage, we absolutely must start by confronting its soaring costs. The average American family today pays twice as much for its […]
Chairman Rockefeller Alarmed by Magnitude of Cyber Attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent letters to 11 different federal departments and agencies asking for information regarding their cybersecurity preparedness and the effectiveness of their incident response capability. Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Snowe recently introduced bipartisan landmark cybersecurity […]
Senator Hutchison Pushes to Allow Prisons to Block Inmate Cell Phone Calls
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today during a Commerce Committee hearing pushed to allow prisons to block calls from smuggled inmate cellular phones. Senator Hutchison earlier this year introduced bipartisan legislation, the Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 (S. 251), that would […]
Hutchison Statement on Senate Confirmation of NASA Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today said she was pleased the Senate approved Charles Bolden to be the next NASA Administrator. “I am pleased the Senate has confirmed Charles Bolden to be the next NASA Administrator,” said Senator Hutchison. “General Bolden has […]