WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of: Mr. Christopher P. Bertram, to be Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation Ms. Patricia D. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Witness List: Mr. Alfred J. Longhi, Jr., former Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Lithium Power Technologies Mr. Thomas J. Howard, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Aviation Safety: The Relationship Between Network Airlines and Regional Airlines. Witness List: Mr. Philip H. Trenary, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Mr. Peter Bowler, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Eagle […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to CIGNA today requesting information regarding how the health insurance company “purged” small businesses whose employees made too many claims and cost CIGNA too much money. “Since I took over as Chairman of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held an Executive Session and favorably reported out the following legislation and nominees: S. 1078, the AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act S. 30, the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 S. 251, the Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.–We have four very important bills and a number of key Administration nominations on today’s agenda. First, the committee will consider, S. 1078, the AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program. This bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to expand the AmericaView program, which is designed to use satellite and remote sensing data to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on nominations. Witness List: Mr. Dennis F. Hightower, to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce Mr. Robert S. Adler, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Ms. […]
I am pleased to welcome Mr. Dennis F. Hightower to the Committee today. If confirmed as the next Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce, you will serve as the Department’s chief operations officer and take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Department’s $17 billion budget and more than 38,000 employees. I […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) lauded the Senate Appropriations Committee for fully funding a new railroad safety technology grant program, created by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The committee passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which includes $50 […]