Sen. Cruz: Big Tech Caved to Biden Pressure to Censure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans, Part II,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) underscored the need for legislation to protect Americans from censorship in light of revelations that Biden White House officials successfully pressured Big Tech into deplatforming Americans online. He will emphasize that tech companies were silent when facing government bullying and press representatives of Google and Meta on their roles in censoring and demonetizing accounts.
**NEW TIME AND WITNESS UPDATE** Part II of Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans
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 titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans, Part II” on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:30 am EST. This hearing will examine how the Biden administration pressured big tech companies to censor protected speech online, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent elections.
Cantwell and Duckworth, Colleagues Denounce FCC Chair Brendan Carr for Illegally Gutting Federal Law to Help Ensure Families Stay Connected with Incarcerated Loved Ones
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), author of the bipartisan Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act, in denouncing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s decision to undermine the 2023 law which would crack down on egregious prison phone rates and make it easier for family members to regularly communicate with incarcerated loved ones, reducing recidivism.
Ranking Member Cantwell, Sen. Markey, Colleagues Call on Trump DOT to Stop Making Air Travel Costs More Expensive, Less Transparent for Passengers
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 16 Democratic colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy, urging DOT to reverse its decision to roll back popular consumer protections created by the Biden Administration requiring airlines to compensate passengers for flight delays and cancellations and to disclose any ancillary fees upfront so consumers understand the actual cost of flights.
Washington Shipbuilder Joins Cantwell for Hearing on Commercial Maritime Industry
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, was joined by Tuuli Snow, a member of the family-owned Seattle shipbuilder Snow & Company, for a subcommittee hearing on revitalizing our nation’s commercial shipbuilding industry.
Ranking Member Cantwell Opening Statement at Today’s Subcommittee Hearing on Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries hearing on reviving commercial shipbuilding in the United States:
Senate Commerce Committee Wants Answers on NBA Gambling Scandal
U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) sent a letter to the Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Adam Silver, regarding allegations of gambling-related corruption in the league and the threat it poses to the game’s integrity.
Sen. Sullivan Chairs Commerce Hearing on Reviving Commercial, Navy Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today chaired a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries which examined how to modernize and accelerate U.S. commercial and Navy shipbuilding while strengthening America’s broader maritime industrial base. In his opening remarks and questions of witnesses, Sen. Sullivan focused on the current crisis in U.S. shipbuilding and the national security risks of having China, America’s chief adversary, accounting for nearly half of all global vessel production. Sen. Sullivan highlighted the Trump administration’s commitment to working with Congress to revive American shipbuilding, specifically President Trump’s “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” executive order, signed on April 9, 2025, and the historic tens of billions of dollars of investments being made in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard in the recent budget reconciliation bill.
Chairman Cruz Sounds Alarm on New California Law Giving Free Smartphones to Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wants additional scrutiny on California’s use of taxpayer money to buy smartphones for illegal aliens. As Democrats prolong the government shutdown, demanding that American taxpayers provide free health care for illegal aliens, California has enacted a new state law making illegal aliens eligible for phone subsidies.
Senate Commerce Committee Wants Answers on NBA’s Gambling Scandal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) requested information from the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on allegations of gambling corruption in the league, including documents from the Association’s investigation of guard Terry Rozier.