Hearing Summary – An Examination of Children’s Privacy: New Technologies and The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance Subcommittee hearing today on Children’s Privacy: New Technologies and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on Children’s Privacy: New Technologies and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Thank you Senator Pryor for your outstanding work as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection.
Hearing Summary: Oversight of Motor Carrier Safety Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee hearing today on the oversight of motor carrier safety efforts.
Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on the Oversight of Motor Carrier Safety Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Trucks are enormously important to our nation’s economy, bringing goods and commodities to our homes, stores, and businesses.
Rockefeller, Waxman Working Together on Auto Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Representative Henry A. Waxman, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statements today announcing their intent to work together on automobile safety legislation in the coming days to address problems highlighted by recent vehicle recalls:
Visa Prohibits “Data Pass” Marketing in Response to Rockefeller’s Landmark E-Commerce Investigation
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement after Visa Inc. announced it will change its merchants’ regulations to prohibit “data pass” marketing:
Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on The Debt Settlement Industry: The Consumer’s Experience
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Millions of American families have suffered serious financial setbacks during the economic downturn.
Rockefeller Continues Investigation Into Health Insurance Industry Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C.— In his continued effort to hold health insurance companies accountable for how well they cover and protect patients, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today expanded his investigation into health insurance companies’ policies towards covering medically necessary care.
Rockefeller Releases New Report On Health Insurance Spending for Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released new information, as part of his Committee’s ongoing investigation, into how commercial insurance companies spend the billions of dollars of premiums that American consumers pay them every year for health care coverage.
Rockefeller Demands Transparency and Reform from Health Insurance Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C.— In his continued effort to hold health companies accountable for how well they cover consumers, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter today to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (BCBSD) requesting more information on the company’s policy towards covering “stress tests.”