Rockefeller Praises Secretary of Commerce Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released the following statement on the nomination of John Bryson to be Secretary of Commerce:
NYT: Congress Should Heed Warnings of 9/11 Commission and Improve Communications for First Responders
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the New York Times today editorialized on the need for a dedicated, nationwide communications system for first responders.
Key Quotes from Today’s Hearing on Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace
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 consumer privacy and protection in the mobile marketplace.
Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Thank you, Chairman Pryor, for holding this important hearing. There are 234 million mobile devices in use today. Seventy five percent of teenagers own a cell phone. And 72 percent of parents say they have slept with their cell phones.
Rockefeller Questions Tech Companies on Compliance with Children’s Online Privacy Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today announced that he is asking Apple, Google and Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) executives to show whether the applications running on their mobile platforms are in compliance with children’s online privacy law.
Rockefeller, Schumer, Boxer, Klobuchar, Gillibrand Call for Swift Passage of Public Safety Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today called on colleagues in the House and Senate to join them in passing legislation to provide America’s first responders with lifesaving communications tools before the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
Rockefeller, Snowe Release Statements on White House Cyber Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) today released the following statements after the White House released its cybersecurity proposal:
Rockefeller Says Jobs & Highway Safety Should Come Before Mexican Border Trucking Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today announced that he is asking the Obama Administration to be sure that new regulations on trucks carrying freight from Mexico into the United States do not jeopardize safety or existing jobs in the United States.
Rockefeller Calls on SEC to Make Corporate Cyber Attacks Public
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) today called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clarify corporate disclosure requirements for cybersecurity breaches so that the American public can learn more about when hackers make efforts to penetrate companies’ computer systems.
Key Quotes from Today’s Hearing on Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on manufacturing our way to a stronger economy.