Cantwell Speaks Live to Artemis II Crew
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke to the Artemis II crew from her Seattle office as they return from their mission around the moon.
Cantwell to Cruz: Committee Must Hear from Illegally Removed Democratic Commissioners at April 15 FTC Oversight Hearing
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) calling on him to invite the unlawfully fired Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners, Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, to testify at the FTC oversight hearing scheduled for April 15, 2026.
Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission
Chairman Cruz Announces First FTC Hearing in Nearly Six Years WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing will give senators the opportunity to engage with current FTC leadership, Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador, and assess the agency’s priorities, approach, and productivity. The last time FTC commissioners appeared […]
Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission
**DATE CHANGE** Chairman Cruz to Reconvene Markup on April 14th
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will reconvene a full committee Executive Session on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following legislation, provided the Senate is in session: Agenda: Details: WHAT: Full Committee Executive Session DATE: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 TIME: 10:00 a.m. ET LOCATION: Committee […]
Cantwell Statement on Trump’s College Sports Executive Order
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released this statement regarding President Trump’s executive order about college sports […]
**DATE CHANGE** Chairman Cruz to Reconvene Markup on April 14th
Chairman Cruz: Successful Rocket Launch Advances U.S. Leadership in Space
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America took a major step forward in what Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has called the “second space race” as NASA launched Artemis II, the first crewed mission to circumnavigate the Moon in more than fifty years. The successful launch moves the United States one step closer to setting foot […]
Cantwell Statement on Successful Artemis II Launch
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the below statement following the successful launch of the Artemis II mission around the moon. Artemis II is the first crewed mission of the Artemis program and is designed to test the life support system and other critical components of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion vehicle on a 10-day lunar flyby mission. […]
Cantwell Statement on Federal Judge Blocking Trump’s Executive Order to Cease Federal Funding for PBS and NPR
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the below statement regarding the ruling by a federal judge that blocks President Trump’s 2025 Executive Order to cease federal funding for PBS and NPR. […]