Cantwell Delivers Opening Statement at July 30 Markup
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening statement at the July 30, 2025, Full Committee Markup:
Ranking Member Cantwell Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing for Three Department of Transportation Nominees
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing on three Department of Transportation (DOT) nominees: Gregory Zerzan, to be General Counsel of DOT; Michael Rutherford, to be Assistant Secretary for the Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy; and Seval Oz, to be Assistant Secretary for the Office of Research and Technology.
Ranking Members Cantwell and Peters Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Potentially Illegal Blocking of Consumer Protection Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, demanded documents and information from Director of the Federal Register Oliver Potts and from Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Peter Feldman about the unexplained withdrawal of a proposed safety rule that would help protect American consumers from fires caused by lithium-ion batteries despite a vote by the CPSC approving it.
Senate Strikes AI Moratorium from Budget Reconciliation Bill in Overwhelming 99-1 Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, the U.S. Senate voted 99-1 in favor of an amendment co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R–Tenn.) to strip a ten-year moratorium on state AI regulations from the Republican budget reconciliation bill.
Cantwell, Markey File Amendment to Strip AI Moratorium from GOP Reconciliation Bill Amid Opposition to Blackburn-Cruz “Compromise”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As opposition to the new Blackburn-Cruz AI moratorium “compromise” continues to grow, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) filed an amendment to strip any AI moratorium from the Republican budget reconciliation bill.
10 More Organizations, 10 More Reasons to Oppose 10-Year AI Moratorium
Republicans are trying to enact a controversial provision in the Senate reconciliation bill imposing a sweeping 10-year moratorium on States’ enforcement of laws “limiting, restricting, or otherwise regulating” artificial intelligence (AI). Below are 10 more reactions to this proposal from organizations across the country.
10 Organizations, 10 Different Reasons to Oppose the 10-Year AI Moratorium
Republicans are trying to enact a controversial provision in the Senate reconciliation bill imposing a sweeping 10-year moratorium on States’ enforcement of laws “limiting, restricting, or otherwise regulating” artificial intelligence (AI). Below are just a sample of the reactions to this proposal from organizations across the country.
New Cruz Budget Reconciliation Bill Same as the Old Cruz Budget Reconciliation Bill: Leverages BEAD Funding to Ban State AI Laws for 10 Years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, criticized new reconciliation bill language released today by Chair Cruz which forces states receiving BEAD funding to choose between expanding broadband or protecting consumers from AI harms for ten years. The new language also auctions spectrum critical to national defense.
Ranking Member Cantwell Lays Out Rail Priorities for Surface Reauthorization – Freight Investments to Support the Economy, Improved Safety, and Support for Passenger Rail
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke of the need for additional resources to support future economic growth, and also the need to enhance safety features at today’s Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, hearing titled “On the Right Track: Modernizing America’s Rail.”
State Attorneys General Tell Congress: AI Moratorium Will Leave Consumers, Citizens Vulnerable to AI Fraud, Theft & Other Harms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The State of Washington’s Democratic Attorney General Nick Brown and Tennessee’s Republican Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti underscored the harmful impacts to Americans across the country if Congress enacts a controversial provision in the House and Senate budget reconciliation bills imposing a sweeping 10-year moratorium on States’ enforcement of laws “limiting, restricting, or otherwise regulating” artificial intelligence (AI). The attorneys generals spoke during a virtual press conference today with Sens. Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a senior member of the Committee, who have worked together on federal AI and privacy protection legislation and vehemently oppose the moratorium.