Sen. Schmitt: The First Amendment is the Beating Heart of Our Constitution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) presided over the Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans.” In his opening statement, he urged Congress to act to protect free speech from threats from government censorship.
**NEW TIME AND WITNESS UPDATE** 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” on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM EST. The hearing will examine how government agencies have used tactics to pressure Big Tech into censoring speech protected by the First Amendment, a practice known as “jawboning.”
Chairman Cruz Sounds Alarm Over Left-Wing Ideological Bias on Wikipedia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is raising concern about the impact of Wikipedia’s partisan bias on AI systems. The letter comes at a time when the public is becoming more aware about ideological bias within Wikipedia entries.
Cantwell, Cruz, Peters & Young Introduce Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Legislation
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair of the Committee, Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety, and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the bipartisan PIPELINE Act of 2025 that addresses known safety risks, closes gaps in the transportation of underregulated carbon dioxide and hydrogen pipelines, and improves the accountability of pipeline operators. The legislation reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration through September 2030.
Trump’s “Grim Reaper” Cuts off Avenues for Whistleblowers to Report Wrongdoing, Fraud, Abuse Across Federal Government
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, demanded Trump Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought reverse his latest illegal action to cut off the ability for the public and whistleblowers to report misconduct, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars in the federal government. Vought recently moved to withhold funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, which operates a whistleblower hotline and website on behalf of independent inspectors general including for the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Sens. Cruz, Cantwell, Young, Peters Introduce the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced the Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation’s Energy to assure Safety, or PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025. The bipartisan pipeline safety reauthorization bill will help ensure the continued safe and secure movement of American energy.
Cantwell Statement on Shuttering of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement on the shutdown of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), as a result of the rescission of its Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 funding passed on a partisan basis in July 2025.
POSTPONED Executive Session 15
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 Executive Session on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following nominations and legislation:
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” on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM EST. The hearing will examine how government agencies have used tactics to pressure Big Tech into censoring speech protected by the First Amendment, a practice known as “jawboning.”
Fan, Broadcaster, & Labor Groups Come Out In Support Of Cantwell’s New College Sports Bill
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement (SAFE) Act to codify athletes’ rights and protections in law, expand revenue for all schools, support women’s and Olympic sports and bring much-needed stability to the college sports system.