Chairman Rockefeller Continues Fight to Protect American Consumers and Combat Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to three credit card companies—Visa, Inc., American Express, Inc., and MasterCard, Inc.—asking them what they know about the aggressive online sales tactics many online companies use to charge consumers’ credit cards for unwanted club memberships.
Chairman Rockefeller Continues Fight for Health Insurance Industry Accountability and Affordable Health Care for Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter yesterday to H. Edward Hanway, the CEO of CIGNA, raising serious questions about the way his company spends consumers’ health care premium dollars. The letter details newly released information about the percentage of consumers’ premium […]
Chairman Rockefeller Continues Fight for Health Insurance Industry Accountability and Affordable Health Care for Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter yesterday to H. Edward Hanway, the CEO of CIGNA, raising serious questions about the way his company spends consumers’ health care premium dollars. The letter details newly released information about the percentage of consumers’ premium dollars that insurance companies spend on medical care, a measure known as the “medical loss ratio.”
Hearing Summary – Combating Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on Combating Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks. Witness List: The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation The Honorable Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission Key Quotations from Today’s Hearing: […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Combating Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks
WASHINGTON, D.C.—At this very moment, 11 percent of all drivers on the road are holding an electronic device: They are calling home on their cell phone or reading a text from a friend; they are sending an email to the office on their Blackberry or looking up directions with a GPS system. That amounts to […]
Rockefeller and Lautenberg Introduce Comprehensive Distracted Driving Prevention Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, issued the following statement today after introducing comprehensive legislation (S. 1938) to address the nationwide problem of […]
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Recent Misleading Health Insurance Industry Report
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement in response to the recent release of a report from the health insurance industry. “The misleading and harmful claims made today by the profit-driven insurance companies are politicking for corporate gain at […]
Chairman Rockefeller: Co-ops Are Not An Alternative to a Public Option
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement after receiving responses from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) on the proposed health care co-op plan under consideration by the Senate […]
Rockefeller Continues Pressing Health Insurance Industry for Answers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter today to the top 15 health insurance companies requesting information on what insurance companies do with the money they get from consumers as premium payments and whether this data is shared with policy holders […]
Chairman Rockefeller Questions Health Insurance Execs on Harmful “Purging” Practices Used Against Small Businesses Throughout America
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to CIGNA today requesting information regarding how the health insurance company “purged” small businesses whose employees made too many claims and cost CIGNA too much money. “Since I took over as Chairman of […]