Biden-Harris Admin Fudges Census Data To Ding Starlink Internet Access
Cruz, Blackburn, Lummis letter highlights discrimination against satellite and wireless broadband WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) called out the Biden-Harris administration for spreading misinformation about broadband in the U.S. in a letter to the U.S. Census Bureau and […]
Cantwell, Murray, Smith, Larsen Send Letter to Boeing, Unions
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray joined U.S. Representatives Adam Smith and Rick Larsen in calling for Boeing and the machinists unions to reach a mutually beneficial resolution to the month long strike.
New Cruz Investigation Reveals How Biden-Harris Diverted Billions from Scientific Research to DEI Activists
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), released an investigative report into how the National Science Foundation (NSF) has increasingly politicized the use of taxpayer dollars meant for scientific research. The report details how more than one quarter of all NSF spending now flows to support left-wing […]
Sen. Cruz Celebrates Presidential Signing of Landmark Bipartisan Cruz-Kelly Chips Permitting Reform Bill Into Law
Kelly-Cruz law to expedite semiconductor projects will unlock tens of thousands of Texas jobs, billions in new investments 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 was signed into […]
Sen. Cruz’s Bipartisan Effort to Protect Teenagers from Deepfake ‘Revenge Porn’ Blocked by Sen. Booker
Cruz sought to pass his TAKE IT DOWN Act by Unanimous Consent, Booker objects WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today took to the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent to pass his bipartisan Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, legislation he […]
Sen. Cruz’s Bipartisan Effort to Protect Teenagers from Deepfake ‘Revenge Porn’ Blocked by Sen. Booker
Cruz sought to pass his TAKE IT DOWN Act by Unanimous Consent, Booker objects WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today took to the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent to pass his bipartisan Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, legislation he […]
Cantwell, Tester, Baldwin, Rosen, Luján Introduce Bill to Prevent Fentanyl Trafficking Through U.S. Transportation Networks
Commerce Committee Democrats U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Ben Ray Luján. (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to crack down on the trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs, like fentanyl, using the U.S. transportation network. The bill would create first-ever inspection strategies to stop drug smuggling by commercial aircraft, railroads, vehicles and ships. The legislation would boost state, local and tribal local law enforcement resources, deploy next generation non-intrusive detection technologies and increase inspections at ports of entry.
Sen. Cruz Issues Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing for Transportation Nominees
Washington, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing for the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and Amtrak Board of Directors, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed his support for Lanhee?Chen’s nomination to the Amtrak board. Sen. Cruz also discussed the importance of the FMC in […]
Cantwell, Brown, Vance, Casey, Fetterman Lead Senate Resolution Declaring Rail Safety Week
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Ohio and Pennsylvania Sens. Sherrod Brown, J.D. Vance, Bob Casey and John Fetterman, introduced a resolution designating September 23-29 as “Rail Safety Week.” The resolution outlines the need to reduce accidents and injuries at highway-rail crossings, prevent derailments and rail worker fatalities, and improve the safe transportation of hazardous materials.
Sen. Cantwell Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing for Biden Transportation Noms
U.S. Senator Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening statement at a nominations hearing today to consider Carl Bentzel for the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Thomas Chapman for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Lanhee Chen for the Amtrak Board of Directors.