Rockefeller Says His Railroad Reform Bill Will Increase Competition – Helping Consumers and Shippers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today said that his bill to reform the rail industry will improve rail service, create new jobs and make the industry and U.S. goods more competitive both here and abroad.
Rockefeller Praises President Obama’s State of the Union Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV tonight praised the priorities outlined in President Obama’s State of the Union address. The Senator also announced the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on boosting American manufacturing in the coming weeks as part of a larger effort to emphasize innovation and an economic revival.
Chairman Rockefeller Announces Legislative Agenda for 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today announced his priorities and goals for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the 112th Congress:
Rockefeller and Snowe Ask NASA to Eliminate Waste and Fraud in SBIR Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today responded to the NASA Inspector General’s audit of its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The audit found that NASA is wasting more than $2 million a year in SBIR funds because it does not have adequate financial controls in place to safeguard taxpayer dollars.
Chairman Rockefeller Praises Export Promotion Provisions in the Senate Small Business Bill
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 today after Senate passage of H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010.
Rockefeller Praises Senate Passage of Bill to Improve Communications Accessibility for People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued this statement after the Senate approved the Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act (S. 3304). The legislation will update existing disabilities law to reflect accessibility to new and emerging technologies.
Rockefeller Hails Senate Passage of NASA Bill
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 the Senate approved the NASA Authorization Act of 2010:
Chairman Rockefeller to FCC Commissioners: Fix Broken Universal Service System
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 all five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging them to fix inadequacies in the current universal service system.
Consumer Online Privacy: Hearing Summary
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on consumer online privacy.
Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on Consumer Online Privacy
WASHINGTON, D.C—Today, our Committee will examine the issue of consumer privacy in an online world. It is an issue I am deeply interested in, and I know my colleagues – especially Senators Kerry and Pryor – who chair the Subcommittees on Communications and Consumer Protection are, too. I thank them for their work on this issue.