Republican News

September 25, 2015
Press Release
On September 24th, President Obama signed into law S. 1359, The E-Warranty Act of 2015. The E-Warranty Act, was introduced by U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). This bill modernizes warranty requirements and allow manufacturers to save paper and printing costs by posting warranties online.
September 23, 2015
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Sen. Fischer to hold a hearing on pipeline safety in advance of Committee consideration of legislation.
September 23, 2015
Press Release
Positive Train Control is advanced technology designed to stop or slow a train before accidents occur. As of September 2015, no railroad has yet met the legal requirements for complying with the PTC mandate. If railroads do not meet the current deadline, current law forces them to decide between stopping service and operating in violation of the law.
September 17, 2015
Press Release
The Consumer Review Freedom Act protects consumers from being penalized for writing negative online reviews.
September 16, 2015
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that most U.S. railroads will not be able to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) technology by the current December 31, 2015, deadline, and that legislation extending the deadline is necessary. The GAO found that freight and commuter railroads continue to face […]

September 11, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chairman of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee, will convene a field hearing entitled “Pipeline Safety: State and Local Perspectives” on Friday, September 18th at 10:00 a.m. MT/Noon ET at Montana State University, Billings. Subcommittee member Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) will also attend […]

September 11, 2015
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The nominee to be administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration will testify before the Commerce Committee on September 17th.
September 10, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation chairman Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Wi-Fi Innovation Act (S. 424) sponsors and committee members Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today announced a consensus path forward for determining the feasibility of sharing the valuable spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band to […]

August 25, 2015
Press Release
Senate Commerce to examine cybersecurity challenges at a full committee field hearing in South Dakota.
August 17, 2015
Press Release
Sen. Thune issues a statement on the FCC’s decision on DISH Network bidding credits.