Chairman Cruz: The Senate Has Allowed Its Oversight Muscle to Atrophy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee Executive Session to authorize subpoenas, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted how oversight within the Senate’s standing committees has become rare, and pledged that the Commerce Committee will continue to engage in robust oversight under his leadership. Introducing the subpoena for documents and materials from the Massachusetts Port Authority, Sen. Cruz outlined his investigation into the Biden administration’s practice of housing illegal immigrants at domestic airports, including Boston’s Logan Airport. Massport refused to comply with the Committee’s oversight requests. Sen. Cruz also noted that the Committee would not be voting on subpoenas for two additional entities, Bonterra and Newpoint Strategies, after these companies made good-faith efforts to comply with the Committee’s requests.
Cantwell, Cruz Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill Unanimously Passes Senate
Tonight, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025 that would reauthorize $30.45 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026. The bill was introduced last month by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair of the Committee, as well as Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.). The bill now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration.
Cantwell Criticizes Improper, Partisan Subpoenas Sought by Chair
Cantwell Criticizes Improper, Partisan Subpoenas Sought by Chair Committee should be focused on the bipartisan cooperation the committee is known for, Cantwell warns, & legislation on aviation safety, surface transportation, shipbuilding VIDEO | AUDIO WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Commerce Committee Ranking Member Senator Maria Cantwell, criticized efforts by Chair Cruz to authorize the issuance […]
Trump Tells Farmers ‘Have Fun’ As He Kicks Off Pointless Trade Wars. Cantwell Tells the Truth: ‘It’s Not Going to Be Fun, It’s Going to Be A Nightmare’
VIDEO | AUDIO | TRANSCRIPT Trump Tells Farmers ‘Have Fun’ As He Kicks Off Pointless Trade Wars. Cantwell Tells the Truth: ‘It’s Not Going to Be Fun, It’s Going to Be A Nightmare’ Ahead of Presidential address, Cantwell calls on Congress to reclaim its Constitutional authority over tariffs Cantwell also calls out arbitrary and wasteful […]
Commerce Committee Leaders Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Coast Guard Personnel Are Paid In Event of Gov’t Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) recently reintroduced the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure Coast Guard personnel receive pay and allowances in the event of a government shutdown. The legislation would ensure that the Coast Guard gets the same treatment as the other branches of the armed services if there is a lapse in appropriations. Because the Coast Guard is housed within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), it was left off a previous funding stopgap that only covered the Department of Defense (DoD).
House Leaders Pledge to Advance ‘Take It Down’ Act at Sen. Cruz’s Bipartisan Roundtable with First Lady Melania Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and U.S. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) hosted a bipartisan roundtable with First Lady Melania Trump to hear from victims of revenge and deepfake pornography and highlight the urgent need for the House to pass the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act. The bill, which passed the Senate unanimously, criminalizes the publication of such non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including explicit content generated by artificial intelligence.
Sen. Young Chairs “Grand Theft Cargo” Subcommittee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, convened a subcommittee hearing titled “Grand Theft Cargo: Examining a Costly Threat to Consumers to the U.S. Supply Chain.”
DOT Deputy Secretary Nominee Steven Bradbury Advances Out of Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), cleared President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Steven Bradbury, for consideration by the full Senate. Bradbury’s nomination passed the committee by a vote of 15 yeas and 13 nays.
Cantwell Statement Ahead of Vote on Trump Pick for DOT Dep Secretary
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the below remarks before she, and all Democrats on the committee, voted against advancing Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s nominee for Deputy Secretary at the Department of Transportation.
Sens. Cruz, King Reintroduce MAPOceans Act to Make Fishing Easier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Angus King (I-Maine) reintroduced the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans (MAPOceans) Act, which would standardize, digitize, and map fishing restrictions in federal waters. The legislation is similar to a law that provides reliable information about hunting on public lands.