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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
Press Releases 05/8/2025
At Hearing with Industry Leaders, Cantwell Seeks to Accelerate U.S. Leadership in AI Technology and Exports
Press Releases 05/6/2025
Hegseth Dereliction in Defending DoD Spectrum from Land Grab Threatens National Security, Cantwell Warns
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers about the risks to national security if spectrum bands that are essential to national defense are included for auction in the Republicans’ proposed reconciliation legislation.
Press Releases 05/6/2025
Cantwell Opening Statement at May 6 ‘Field of Streams: The New Channel Guide for Sports Fans’ Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening statement at today’s ‘Field of Streams: The New Channel Guide for Sports Fans’ hearing:
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