Committee Approves Deputy Secretary of Transportation Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved President Biden’s nomination of Polly Trottenberg to be Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation by a bipartisan 24-4 vote. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Chair of the committee, praised Trottenberg’s qualifications in her remarks at the hearing: “I believe […]
Chair Cantwell Questions Department of Commerce Nominee on Census Delays and Fisheries Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, questioned Don Graves, nominee to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, on issues regarding Census data for the State of Washington and getting disaster relief funds for fishermen in the Pacific Northwest. The Census Bureau announced […]
Chair Cantwell Questions Deputy DOC Nominee on Safely Rebuilding the Tourism Economy, Depoliticizing the Census
Opening Statement Video | Audio | Transcripts WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, questioned Don Graves, nominee to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce, on reviving the economy in the aftermath of the pandemic. Cantwell and Graves also discussed the Census, and the […]
Cantwell Calls for Increased Investment in Transportation Infrastructure at Hearing with DOT Nominee
Opening Statement Video | Audio | Transcripts Airports have lost $23 billion and transit agencies face $50 billion in losses due to COVID crisis, DOT estimates $50 billion in revenue loss over next five years Trottenberg vows to increase safety measures for at-grade railroad crossings American Society of Civil Engineers estimates $5.6 trillion infrastructure investment […]
Following Hearing on Amtrak, Cantwell Calls for Analysis of Gaps in Positive Train Control Implementation
After pushing rail officials to make safety a top priority at a Senate hearing last month, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration on the implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) technology for rail safety and what measures […]
Cantwell to Rail Officials: “We Need to Stop the Next DuPont from Happening”
At a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing today on the future of rail transportation and safety, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the committee, pushed officials from Amtrak and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to make safety a top priority. “We need to stop the next DuPont from happening,” […]
Cantwell, Colleagues Press Uber, Lyft for Information over Continued Use of Vehicles with Open Safety Recalls
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, led a letter with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to press the CEOs of Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) and Lyft, Inc. (Lyft) for information over the continued use of vehicles with open safety recalls. […]
Ahead of Busy Summer Travel Season, Cantwell, Wicker Voice Concern about Plan to Divert TSA Resources to Border
Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), the chair of the committee, sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expressing concern about the agency’s plan to divert personnel and resources to the southern border. According to recent reports, the […]
Cantwell Statement on Findings of the NTSB Investigation into Train Derailment in DuPont
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) voted to approve its final report on the investigation into the 2017 Amtrak derailment in DuPont, Washington. “The NTSB performed a thorough, independent investigation, and the final […]
Ahead of 20th Anniversary of Olympic Pipeline Explosion, Cantwell Calls for Implementation of Pipeline Safety Rules
Only months before the 20th anniversary of the Olympic Pipeline explosion in Bellingham that killed three young people and led to landmark pipeline safety reforms, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, today called for implementation of more stringent federal safety rules. “This June will mark the 20th anniversary […]