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Press Releases 05/22/2025
Cantwell Demands Answers from Trump Administration on Illegal Plan to Eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, demanded answers from Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Peter Feldman on plans to eliminate the Commission and move its functions to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Press Releases 05/21/2025
Cantwell Statement on the Nomination of Admiral Kevin Lunday to be the Next Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement on the nomination of Admiral Kevin Lunday to be the next Commandant of the United States Coast Guard:
Press Releases 05/21/2025
House GOP Spectrum Giveaway Would Punch a Gaping Hole in U.S. National Defenses, Cantwell Warns
WASHINGTON D.C. –Today, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, condemned House Republicans’ spectrum auction plan as they advance it to the House floor as part of their reconciliation bill. The senator’s latest warning that the plan could jeopardize U.S. national defense and aviation safety systems came following a Trump social media post yesterday insisting the Republican majority auction 600 MHz regardless of concerns.
Press Releases 05/20/2025
Cantwell, Van Hollen and National Leaders in Science, Education, Industry Condemn Devastating Impacts of Trump’s Proposed 55% Cuts to NSF
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee, were joined today by five leaders in the scientific community to decry the devastating impacts of the Trump Administrations proposed 55% cut to the FY 2026 budget of the National Science Foundation.
Press Releases 05/15/2025
Cantwell: Pipeline Safety Enforcement Plummets Under Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, called on the Trump Administration to explain why the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) -- the agency charged with enforcing pipeline safety -- is failing to act against operators that fail to comply with laws that keep the public safe.
Press Releases 05/14/2025
FAA Safety Oversight is Still Too Reactive Cantwell Questions Effectiveness of FAA ATO Safety Management System
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a hearing today with senior FAA safety leaders, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, pushed for answers on effectiveness of the FAA Air Traffic Organization’s safety management system (SMS).
Press Releases 05/14/2025
Democrats Hammer Trump Nominees for Commerce Department, FRA and Amtrak
Press Releases 05/13/2025
Sen. Peters Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump Nominees for FRA, Amtrak, Commerce Dept
Press Releases 05/12/2025
Cantwell Asks Duffy About Risks of GOP Spectrum Auction Plan to Aviation Safety
Press Releases 05/9/2025
Cantwell, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Firing of Consumer Product Safety Commissioners
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