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Press Releases 05/12/2015
Senators Introduce Port Transparency Bill in Wake of Prolonged West Coast Ports Strife
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune, along with Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, Sen. Deb Fischer, and Sen. Cory Gardner introduced common sense sunshine reforms as a part of S. 1298 to help with early identification of port disruptions caused by labor strife or other factors before they inflict serious damage on businesses and the broader U.S. economy.
Press Releases 05/12/2015
Sixty-One U.S. Senators Call on FCC to Modernize Support for Rural Broadband Services
Press Releases 05/3/2015
Commerce Probes White House Notification Policy After Data Breach
"Just like any entity that handles personally-identifiable information, the White House has a responsibility to notify Americans if the recent or any, future breach, results in a compromise.”
Press Releases 05/1/2015
Thune and Shuster Statement on DOT’s Crude-by-Rail Announcement
Press Releases 04/30/2015
Thune’s Morning at #Hack4Congress
Follow Sen. Thune's morning at #Hack4Congress.
Press Releases 04/29/2015
Commerce Probes $3 Billion Collusion Concern in FCC Spectrum Auction
Press Releases 04/29/2015
Senate Commerce Announces Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 04/29/2015
Thune to Kick Off Hackathon to Improve Congress
Press Releases 04/28/2015
Thune, Nelson Applaud Senate Passage of Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act
“This bill provides important incentives for whistleblowers in the auto industry to bring safety concerns to the attention of federal regulators when harmful safety defects are not reported."
Press Releases 04/28/2015
Statement on Nomination of TSA Administrator
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter V. Neffenger has been nominated to serve as an Assistant Secretary for Transportation Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).