Landmark Bipartisan Cruz-Kelly Chips Permitting Reform Bill Heads to POTUS’ Desk
House approves Kelly-Cruz bill to expedite semiconductor construction, unlock tens of thousands of Texas jobs WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after bipartisan legislation he authored with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) to dramatically expedite semiconductor manufacturing plant construction passed the House of Representatives. The […]
FTC Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Inflating Insulin Prices
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the organization filed legal action against the country’s three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark Rx, Express Scripts and OptumRx—for engaging in anti-competitive and unfair practices that inflated the price of insulin drugs, blocked patients’ access to more affordable products and shifted the cost of high insulin list prices to vulnerable patients. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, applauded the FTC’s action:
Commerce Committee Democrats Set Focus on Cybersecurity Threats to Nation’s Aviation System, Impact on Consumers
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Committee Democrats focused during yesterday’s hearing on the need to invest in resilient and redundant information technology systems at airports and airlines to better protect against cybersecurity threats, safeguard passengers’ and employees’ personal data—including credit card and frequent flyer accounts—and ensure consumers have the tools they need to recover when they are harmed.
Sen. Cruz: Federal Government Has Lousy Track Record of Protecting Data From Cyberattacks
Washington, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “Aviation Cybersecurity Threats,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted the federal government’s inconsistent handling of its own cybersecurity and reporting requirements while holding the private sector to more burdensome and duplicative standards. Sen Cruz also raised concerns over the complexity and inefficiencies […]
Cantwell Joins Ceremony Honoring Women of ‘Hidden Figures’
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, joined House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony recognizing the women who contributed to the space race, including the NASA mathematicians who were the subject of the book and movie Hidden Figures.
Cantwell Opening Remarks at Hearing on Aviation Cybersecurity Threats
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing on cybersecurity threats faced by airports and airlines, including impacts to passengers.
Cantwell Lays Out Reasons Why Urgency for US National Privacy Standard Will Continue to Grow
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and author of the bipartisan American Privacy Rights Act, delivered keynote remarks at Forum Global’s 6th Annual Data Privacy Conference, where she laid out reasons why the need for a federal comprehensive privacy law will continue to grow.
Sen. Cruz Sounds Alarm Over Industry Role in AI Czar Harris’s Censorship Agenda
Letter Questions RAND’s Part in AI EO Drafting, Citing Past Censorship Work and Ties to Major AI Companies Funding Harris’s Campaign WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is questioning the Biden-Harris administration’s collaboration with the RAND Corporation, a think tank with Big Tech ties, citing RAND’s previous involvement in both […]
Sen. Cruz Leads Effort to Jail Eco-Terrorists Who Attack Pipelines
New Penalties for Left-Wing Extremists Who Vandalize, Tampering with, and Disrupt American Energy Supplies WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is leading Senate Commerce Republicans in introducing the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act to protect American energy from attacks, or the threat of attacks, by radical […]
Cantwell Leads Amtrak Board Nomination Hearing, Discusses Rail Safety, On-Time Performance, Western Service Expansion
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing for President Biden’s nominees, David Capozzi, Samuel Lathem, Ronald Batory and Elaine Clegg, to serve as members on the Amtrak Board of Directors.