Democratic News

September 23, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the upcoming Full Committee hearing on Broadband Providers and Consumer Privacy, scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The full witness list is below. The Committee will examine broadband provider practices with respect to consumer privacy. Broadband Providers […]

September 23, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) delivered the following statement at today’s oversight hearing on the DTV Transition. “The DTV transition, scheduled for February 17, 2009, is now less than five months away. For the past 18 months, Members of this Committee, Democrats and Republicans, have been consistent in expressing their […]

September 18, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the Full Committee hearing on Oversight of the DTV Transition: Countdown to February 2009, scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. The full witness list is below. With February 17, 2009 less than five months away, the Committee […]

September 18, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the upcoming Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee hearing on The Imbalance in U.S.-Korea Automobile Trade, scheduled for September 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. A full witness list is below. The hearing will examine the reasons for the imbalance in […]

September 17, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing on Broadband Providers and Consumer Privacy, scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The Committee will examine broadband provider practices with respect to consumer privacy. Broadband Providers and Consumer PrivacyFull CommitteeDate: Thursday, September 25, 2008Time:  10:00 a.m.Location:  […]

September 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) delivered the following statement at today’s hearing on why broadband matters. “In our hearing today we explore why broadband matters. Broadband matters because broadband communications have become the great economic engine of our time. Broadband deployment drives opportunities for business, education, and healthcare. It provides […]

September 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the upcoming Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on Bus Safety, scheduled for September 18, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. The full witness list is below. The hearing will review the safety of over-the-road buses and the effectiveness of […]

September 12, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee Hearing on Corporation for Public Broadcasting Nominations, scheduled for Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. The Committee will hear testimony from five nominees to the Corporation’s Board of Directors. The nominees are listed below. Corporation for Public Broadcasting Nominations […]

September 12, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing on Oversight of the DTV Transition – Countdown to February 2009, scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. With February 17, 2009 less than five months away, the Committee will assess the Federal Communications Commission and the […]

September 12, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the upcoming Full Committee hearing on Why Broadband Matters. The full witness list is below. The Committee will receive testimony regarding the consumer benefits of broadband service in areas such as education, job opportunities, telemedicine, and access to government resources. […]