What They’re Saying | The Protecting Innovation in Investment Act
Introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Protecting Innovation in Investment Act to protect Americans’ affordable access to financial markets. The Senators’ legislation would block the […]
Sens. Cruz, Moran Issue Statement Following Release of NTSB Preliminary Report on Recent Alaska Airlines Accident
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today issued the following joint statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of last month’s Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 door plug accident. Sens. Cruz and Moran […]
Sens. Cruz and Hagerty Launch Effort to Protect Americans’ Affordable Access to Investing
The Protecting Innovation in Investment Act will block the SEC from pursuing its war on technology WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Protecting Innovation in Investment Act to protect Americans’ affordable access to financial markets. In July 2023, the U.S. […]
Cantwell Statement on NTSB Preliminary Report Regarding Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Accident
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the statement below regarding the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report on the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 plug door accident. The Senator and other Committee leaders were briefed this morning at NTSB headquarters by Chair Homendy ahead of the report’s release:
Sens. Cruz, Peters’ SHARE IT Act to Require Government Agencies to Share Code Passes Committee
Bipartisan legislation to streamline government spending and reduce waste clears key hurdle WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Source Code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology (SHARE IT) Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.), cleared a […]
Cantwell Urges Passage of Bipartisan Rail Safety Legislation Ahead of East Palestine Anniversary: “Rail Safety Has Headed in the Wrong Direction”
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2023, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, renewed her call for Congress to pass the bipartisan Railway Safety Act. Sen. Cantwell led the passage of the legislation through the Senate Commerce Committee last May and it awaits a vote by the full Senate.
Sen. Fetterman Joins Sen. Cruz in Leading the Effort to Limit Kids’ Social Media Access at School
The Eyes on the Board Act Picks Up Bipartisan Support WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) today announced his support for legislation to limit children’s access to social media at school. The Eyes on the Board Act, which U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced in October 2023, would require […]
Sen. Cruz Leads Commerce GOP in Demanding Answers From Chicago Mayor on Misuse of Federal Airport Dollars to House Illegal Aliens
* * * Sanctuary Airports * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Republicans led by Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson demanding answers regarding the recent development that O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport are being used to house illegal aliens. The Senators […]
Sen. Cruz Releases Statement Following Meeting With Boeing CEO David Calhoun
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today released the following statement after meeting with Boeing CEO David Calhoun. “This morning, I met with Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, and I asked him a number of new questions that he committed to answer regarding […]
Cantwell Statement Following Meeting With Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released this statement following her meeting today with Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun: