Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Today’s Nominees
Washington, D.C.–Good Afternoon, I want to welcome everyone to our hearing on the five critical nominations of very talented public servants. Each one of these talented individuals will be responsible for leading the way forward at very different agencies — the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the […]
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Nominees Confirmed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s vote to confirm Mr. Julius Genachowski to be Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Mr. Robert C. McDowell, confirmed to be Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Opening Remarks at the CPSC Nomination Hearing
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is the most important line of defense between consumers and dangerous products. Families trust you to keep them safe. Parents look to you to help protect their children from dangerous products. Unfortunately, the CPSC has suffered from years of budget cuts and poor leadership decisions that worked […]