Senators Cantwell, Booker & Blumenthal Introduce Student Athlete Fairness & Enforcement (SAFE) Act
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.) today 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.
New Democratic Staff Report: Direct Evidence Trump Administration Has Been Illegally Imposing President’s Proposed Budget Cuts at NASA Since Early Summer—Threatening Safety, Mission, Science
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released a new staff report revealing that OMB Director Russell Vought has been directing NASA—since early summer—to begin implementing the devastating cuts in President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request (PBR), without regard for the destructive impacts to NASA’s missions, safety and workforce. Based on whistleblower reports and documents, the report also reveals that Vought plans to impound NASA funds “to get to the PBR” under a continuing resolution (CR), in violation of the Constitution.
Cruz Investigation Reveals How the Biden Administration Weaponized CISA to Police Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released an investigative report revealing how the Biden administration transformed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) into an agent of censorship pressuring Big Tech to police speech.
Cantwell Calls on Sinclair Broadcasting to Return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to the Air
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), today wrote to Sinclair Broadcast Group President and CEO Christopher S. Ripley, calling on him to immediately reinstate Jimmy Kimmel Live! to Sinclair’s KOMO-TV in Seattle and its affiliates across the country.
Sens. Cantwell, Schumer, Markey Introduce Legislation to Shield Americans’ Brain Data From Exploitation
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), announced they will introduce the Management of Individuals’ Neural Data Act of 2025 (MIND Act) which directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to examine how “neural data” — information from brain activity or signals that can reveal thoughts, emotions, or decision-making patterns — and other related data should be protected to safeguard privacy, prevent exploitation, and build public trust as neurotechnology rapidly advances.
ICYMI: “Will AI’s Future be American?”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) published an op-ed in RealClearWorld today emphasizing how the U.S. must win the AI race with China so that AI is infused with western, not authoritarian, values.
In Appearance on Morning Joe, Cantwell Defends Freedom of the Press, Demands FCC Chairman Carr Testify Before Commerce Committee
This morning, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation – which oversees the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe in the wake of ABC’s firing last week of comedian Jimmy Kimmel, to defend freedom of speech, freedom of the press and to demand that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testify before the Commerce Committee as soon as possible. On Friday, Sen. Cantwell sent a letter to Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) calling for Chairman Carr to appear before the Committee.
Chairman Cruz Urges President Trump to Advocate for Raising the Pilot Retirement Age
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to President Trump on Friday encouraging the United States to use its leadership at the 42nd General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) this week to push to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age.
Cantwell Leads Commerce Committee Democrats in Demanding FCC Chairman Carr Testify
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, led Democratic Committee Members Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján, (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) in a letter to Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) requesting the Chairman call Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to testify before the Committee following his threats to use the regulatory power of the FCC to compel ABC to fire comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
WTAS: Industry Leaders, Policy Experts Back Chairman Cruz’s AI Policy Framework and SANDBOX Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Key voices from academia, the policy world, and tech sector have endorsed Chairman Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) new legislative framework for AI policy. The framework includes the Strengthening Artificial intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and eXperimentation or SANDBOX Act, which is designed to drive AI advancements while ensuring transparency and regulatory guardrails.