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Press Releases 07/9/2025
Cantwell Slams Trump’s Direct Assault on Americans’ Safety
In a speech this afternoon on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, slammed Republicans’ plan to rescind $1.1 billion in congressionally-approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) calling it a “reckless endangerment of 13 million Americans who depend on these stations for life-saving emergency information.”
Press Releases 07/9/2025
Cantwell Report Highlights Vital Role PBS and NPR Play in Warning Public During Weather Emergencies
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, reiterated the critical role public broadcasters across the United States play in responding to weather emergencies. In rural areas, public broadcasters may be the sole source or one of only few sources of information during disasters, leaving them disproportionately impacted by federal funding cuts.
Press Releases 07/1/2025
Senate Strikes AI Moratorium from Budget Reconciliation Bill in Overwhelming 99-1 Vote
Tonight, the U.S. Senate voted 99-1 in favor of an amendment co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R–Tenn.) to strip a ten-year moratorium on state AI regulations from the Republican budget reconciliation bill.
Press Releases 06/30/2025
Ranking Member Cantwell Says Blackburn-Cruz AI Moratorium Amendment Does Nothing to Protect Kids and Consumers
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke out against the last-minute deal between Senators Cruz and Blackburn on a proposed five-year moratorium on states’ ability to regulate AI. The deal comes as parents, school districts and states are fighting social media companies in court to stop them from pushing their harmful and addictive products on kids, and this provision will give Meta and TikTok a get out of jail free card.
Press Releases 06/30/2025
Cantwell Shines a Light on the Ugly in Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill
In a speech tonight on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, highlighted the damaging impact of provisions included by Committee-Chair Senator Cruz in the 940-page Republican reconciliation bill, including a 10-year moratorium on State regulation of AI and the auction of spectrum critical to national security and aviation safety. Highlights of her remarks:
Press Releases 06/30/2025
Cantwell, Markey File Amendment to Strip AI Moratorium from GOP Reconciliation Bill Amid Opposition to Blackburn-Cruz “Compromise”
As opposition to the new Blackburn-Cruz AI moratorium “compromise” continues to grow, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) filed an amendment to strip any AI moratorium from the Republican budget reconciliation bill.
Press Releases 06/30/2025
What Others Are Saying About the Blackburn-Cruz AI Moratorium Amendment
As opposition to the new Blackburn-Cruz AI moratorium “compromise” rapidly grows, Sen. Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation filed an amendment to strip the entire provision from the republican budget reconciliation bill. Here’s what others are saying about the amendment:
Press Releases 06/28/2025
10 More Organizations, 10 More Reasons to Oppose 10-Year AI Moratorium
Republicans are trying to enact a controversial provision in the Senate reconciliation bill imposing a sweeping 10-year moratorium on States’ enforcement of laws “limiting, restricting, or otherwise regulating” artificial intelligence (AI). Below are 10 more reactions to this proposal from organizations across the country.
Press Releases 06/27/2025
Aviation Safety Leaders Whitaker, Sullenberger, Thomson Denounce Republican Spectrum Auction Plans That Put Public Safety at Risk
Today, former FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker, safety expert Captain “Sully” Sullenberger and former Deputy FAA Administrator Katie Thomson spoke out against Chair Cruz’s reconciliation proposal to auction 800mhz of spectrum, including spectrum immediately adjacent to bands used by radio altimeters for commercial and military aircraft. Radio altimeters provide pilots with precise altitude readings during takeoff and landing, particularly in low-visibility conditions. When similar spectrum was auctioned in 2020, 5G deployment caused flight cancellations, forced 600 5G towers to go dark on launch day and left over 1,000 aircraft restricted from certain landings.
Press Releases 06/27/2025
10 Organizations, 10 Different Reasons to Oppose the 10-Year AI Moratorium
Republicans are trying to enact a controversial provision in the Senate reconciliation bill imposing a sweeping 10-year moratorium on States’ enforcement of laws “limiting, restricting, or otherwise regulating” artificial intelligence (AI). Below are just a sample of the reactions to this proposal from organizations across the country.
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