WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) issued the following statement today on the Obama Administration’s Cybersecurity Policy Review: “We applaud President Obama for highlighting the extraordinarily serious issue of cybersecurity. No other President in American history […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today announced a Senate Commerce Committee investigation into certain e-commerce marketing practices that generate thousands of mysterious monthly charges to consumer credit cards. KEY BACKGROUND INFORMATION • The source of these puzzling monthly fees appears to be […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) issued the following statement today in anticipation of the Obama Administration’s 60-day Cybersecurity Policy Review Report: “As members of both the Senate Commerce Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, we […]
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement following President Obama’s nomination of General Charles Bolden for Administrator of NASA: "I applaud President Obama for nominating General Charles Bolden to be Administrator of NASA. General Bolden’s service to this country as a United States […]
Washington, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement in response to Chrysler’s letter to Congress: “While I am pleased to see that Chrysler is finally being responsive to the hundreds of local dealerships throughout America waiting for answers about their […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement after sending a letter today to the Chief Executive Officers of Chrysler LLC and […]
Good afternoon, and welcome to our witness, Acting Administrator, Mr. Christopher Scolese. Thank you for taking the time to join us and participate in our discussion. I look forward to your testimony. I would also like to express my sincere regret for not being in attendance for this important hearing. Our topic this afternoon is […]
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 Health and Product Safety Issues Associated with Imported Drywall. Witness List The Honorable Mary Landrieu, United States Senator, Louisiana Panel I Ms. Lori Saltzman, Division Director, Office of Health Sciences U.S. […]
I would like to welcome everyone here today, and express my regret for not being in attendance. I would also like to thank Senator Pryor for calling this hearing and investigating this disturbing issue. A house is a substantial investment for any family. But even more than that, it is a place where people should […]
Washington, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement after sending a letter to the Chief Executive Officers of Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corporation urging them to reconsider their decisions to terminate their franchise agreements. “Small businesses need Congress to stand up for them, especially in these trying economic times,” […]