Chairman Grassley, Senator Baucus, members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today regarding U.S. economic and trade policy in the Middle East. • I wish to congratulate the Committee on its many trade-related successes this session. The many actions taken on trade policy since passage of the Trade Act […]
Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today passed unanimously by roll call vote S. 2056, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act. The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act would, as introduced, increase tenfold the cap on fines the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may assess on television and radio broadcast licensees for obscene, indecent, and […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded a report to Congress from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concluding that statutory limitations placed on low power FM stations are unnecessary to prevent interference and recommending that Congress eliminate these limitations. “Four years ago, broadcasters masqueraded their […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced the appointment of Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup to chair the Community Advisory Committee, a national committee to advise energy companies, federal and state government regulators and emergency responders on how communities can help prevent natural gas and liquid pipeline […]
Mr. President, here we go again. Another omnibus appropriations bill – and this one really takes the cake. Obviously the New Year’s Eve parties didn’t end for Congress on January 1st. We’re on a spending bender and this bill proves it. Americans have heard much about the growing problem of identity theft. Mr. President, what […]
San Ramon, California, December 17, 2003. Today, the Blue Star Moms are pleased to announce that President Bush signed HR2115 the Flight 100 Century of Aviation Act which included the language of HRES 236 introduced by U.S. Reps. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) and Ellen Tauscher (D-Walnut Creek). Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) also assisted the Blue […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today made the following statement regarding the passage of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, S. 877, in the House of Representatives: “I applaud the adoption of the CAN-SPAM Act today by Congress and commend my colleagues in responding to millions of […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded the Senate passage of S. 1402, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act. The bill is sponsored by Senators McCain (R-AZ) and Hollings (D-SC) and was introduced on July 14, 2003. This legislation will reauthorize the federal rail safety program, […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today praised the passage of the S. 579, the National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003, by Congress. The bill is cosponsored by Senators Hollings (D-SC), Lott (R-MI), Hutchison (R-TX), Rockefeller (D-WV) and was introduced on March 7, 2003. The […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, made the following statement regarding the conference report to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization bill, H.R. 2115, which passed the Senate on November 21, 2003: “Mr. President, I am pleased that the Senate is about to vote on the Conference […]