Cantwell Statement on FTC Action Into Concerning Surveillance Pricing, Calls for Comprehensive Privacy Law
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the following statement yesterday after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued orders to eight companies requesting information about their products and services that use personal data to set individual prices for consumers. The orders seek information about the potential impact these practices have on privacy and consumer protection:
Paris 2024 Olympics Mark First Games Where Team USA Women Athletes Are Guaranteed Equal Pay Thanks to Cantwell-Capito Law
When the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics begin this week, the games will mark the first in which women and men athletes competing on Team USA are guaranteed equal pay and benefits in their sport, under the Equal Pay for Team USA law authored by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
Sen. Cruz Presses NPR on Left-Wing Mega-Donors’ Influence Over Partisan News Coverage
“NPR has strayed far from its ethos of ‘independent journalism in the public interest’ by allowing its liberal donors to buy desired ‘news’ coverage” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is asking National Public Radio (NPR) to turn over documents and information regarding its funding sources, including millions of […]
Amid Delta’s Network Meltdown That Still Has Passengers Stranded, Cantwell Reminds Airline To Comply With Law
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian regarding the airline’s operational and customer communications problems in the wake of Friday’s CrowdStrike IT outage.
Sen. Cruz Presses Biden Admin on Iranian Suicide Drones Built With American Components
Probe follows fatal Houthi drone attack near U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan demanding answers regarding the White House’s Drone Task Force. The Biden administration has allowed over $100 billion to flow to the […]
Sen. Cruz: Attempts to Regulate the Totality of the Internet Will Hurt US Prosperity, Global Competitiveness
In opening statement at hearing on AI and Data Privacy, Cruz calls for balance of privacy and innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “The Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy and the AI Accelerant,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted how the Biden administration’s executive actions on […]
Cantwell Applauds House Introduction of Rail Safety Legislation
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, applauded today’s House introduction of the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024, led by House Transportation and Infrastructure Railroad Subcommittee leaders Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and Rep Seth Moulton (D-Mass.).
Experts Warn Senators AI is Upping the Urgency for Federal Privacy Law
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, convened a hearing this morning with legal, policy and private sector privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) experts to explore how the rapid advancement of AI is accelerating the urgency to pass a federal privacy law.
Cantwell Opening Remarks at Hearing on AI’s Acceleration and the Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy
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 how AI is accelerating the need to protect Americans’ privacy.
Cantwell, Blackburn, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Increase Transparency, Combat AI Deepfakes & Put Journalists, Artists & Songwriters Back in Control of Their Content
Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), member of the Commerce Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate AI Working Group, introduced the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED ACT), to combat the rise of harmful deepfakes.