WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee again expressed anger as the EPA took further steps today to revoke the permit for Spruce Number 1 Mine in Logan County, West Virginia. “I am angry with the EPA’s announcement that they will use veto power to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on nominations. Witness List: Panel I Mr. Erroll G. Southers, to be Assistant Secretary of the Transportation Security Administration, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Panel II Dr. Patrick Gallagher, to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Good afternoon. I want to welcome and congratulate our nominees and commend you for accepting your nation’s call to serve. We will start today with an appointment that is long overdue: Mr. Erroll G. Southers, the president’s nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Transportation Security Administration, at the U.S. Department of Homeland […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement in response to the recent release of a report from the health insurance industry. “The misleading and harmful claims made today by the profit-driven insurance companies are politicking for corporate gain at […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement today on NASA’s mission to confirm the presence of water on the moon. This morning, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), part of a new generation of NASA missions, successfully gathered […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004. Witness List: Mr. Robert M. Gabrielli, Senior Vice President for Programming & Distribution, DIRECTV, Inc. Mr. R. Stanton Dodge, Executive Vice President, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Over the past 15 years, satellite television has grown into a strong competitor with cable by offering a choice in pay television providers to consumers in rural as well as urban markets. Where residents once were limited to a single cable operator, satellite providers now offer most consumers an alternative. This has led to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on A World of Opportunity: Promoting Export Success for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. Witness List: Ms. Rochelle Lipsitz, Acting Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the United States Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Department […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.–I want to thank all of today’s witnesses for their testimony before the Subcommittee and for their ongoing work to promote America’s businesses and products abroad. America has always reached out around the globe, through its exports. Now, as the world grows ever more connected, exports have taken an even greater role in our economic […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement regarding climate legislation introduced today by Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry: “The climate legislation proposed today by Senators Boxer and Kerry is a disappointing step in the wrong direction and […]