May 6, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on America Wins When America COMPETES: Building a High-Tech Workforce.
May 6, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Earlier this year, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, I met with a group of science and math teachers.
May 5, 2010
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on the recent opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Comcast Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission.
May 5, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke at the Consumers United for Rail Equity’s (CURE) sixth annual Rail Customer Day urging passage of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) Reauthorization Act of 2009, Chairman Rockefeller’s bill to increase rail competition, improve shippers’ access to regulatory relief, and strengthen the STB’s oversight of the rail industry.
May 4, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Mark Pryor, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, along with other Commerce Committee members, today introduced legislation, the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, to improve vehicle safety standards to better protect drivers and bolster the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) resources, authority and expertise.
May 4, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following statement in advance of Rail Customer Day, which will be held in Washington, D.C., tomorrow.
May 4, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:
May 3, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today after United and Continental Airlines announced their plans to merge:
April 29, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke about our country’s vulnerability to a cyber attack and the need for increased security measures at the Business Software Alliance’s 2010 Cybersecurity Forum.
April 29, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance Subcommittee hearing today on Children’s Privacy: New Technologies and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.