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Press Releases 07/11/2024
Cantwell Applauds House Introduction of Rail Safety Legislation
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, applauded today’s House introduction of the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024, led by House Transportation and Infrastructure Railroad Subcommittee leaders Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and Rep Seth Moulton (D-Mass.).
Press Releases 07/11/2024
Cantwell Opening Remarks at Hearing on AI’s Acceleration and the Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing on how AI is accelerating the need to protect Americans’ privacy.
Press Releases 07/11/2024
Experts Warn Senators AI is Upping the Urgency for Federal Privacy Law
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, convened a hearing this morning with legal, policy and private sector privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) experts to explore how the rapid advancement of AI is accelerating the urgency to pass a federal privacy law.
Press Releases 07/9/2024
Cantwell Urges Congress to Act on PBMs, As New FTC Report Reveals Prescription Drug Middlemen are Inflating Drug Costs
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an interim report showing that prescription drug middlemen are profiting at the expense of patients, inflating drug costs and squeezing local pharmacies. After reviewing the report, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, urged her colleagues to pass her bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act that would hold these middlemen accountable.
Press Releases 07/9/2024
FCC Report Shows Urgency to Pass Spectrum and National Security Act
Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel called on Congress to provide support to small and rural broadband providers struggling to remove and replace unsecure Chinese network equipment after a new FCC report found 40% of Rip and Replace program participants lack funding to complete the work.
Press Releases 06/25/2024
Following NTSB East Palestine Meeting, Cantwell Renews Calls for Congress to Pass Bipartisan Rail Legislation
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, renewed her calls for Congress to pass the bipartisan Railway Safety Act following today’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) public hearing in East Palestine, Ohio, on its investigation into the cause of last year’s disastrous train derailment.
Press Releases 06/21/2024
Ahead of Summer Olympic Games, Senate Commerce Presses World Anti-Doping Agency on Chinese Swimmers’ Doping Scandal
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees sports, and Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter today to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Ba?ka regarding a report that the agency allowed Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Press Releases 06/20/2024
On Senate Floor, Cantwell Calls on Colleagues to Regulate Prescription Drug Middlemen
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, called on her colleagues to pass her bipartisan legislation with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act, which would hold middlemen in the prescription drug market accountable for deceptive and unfair practices that drive up drug costs for consumers and force pharmacies out of business.
Press Releases 06/18/2024
On the Senate Floor, Cantwell Calls for Bipartisanship on Widely Supported Spectrum Legislation, Continuation of Affordable Connectivity Program
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, took to the Senate floor today to call for the end of efforts by some Republicans to block Committee progress on the Spectrum and National Security Act, including $7 billion to continue funding the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which helps provide affordable internet for more than 23 million American households.
Press Releases 06/13/2024
Cantwell Presses FAA on Plans to Strengthen Aviation Manufacturing Oversight
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, during today’s hearing pressed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker on how he plans to strengthen the agency’s safety oversight at Boeing and other aviation manufacturers, after a series of accidents and failed audits.