Washington, DC – John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement regarding the tragic plane crash late Thursday evening: “The news of Continental Flight #3407 crashing near Buffalo, NY is terribly tragic. My heart goes out to all of the passengers and their […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison announced today the new Commerce Subcommittees for the 111th Congress: Communications, Technology, and the Internet Chair: Senator John Kerry Ranking: Senator John Ensign Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Chair: Senator […]
Washington, DC – John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation issued the following statement: “The Senate Commerce Committee today adopted our rules and structure for this Congress. The existing Senate rules give the Commerce Committee expansive jurisdiction over many sectors of the economy that will play […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) announces an Executive Session Hearing to consider the Committee’s rules for the 111th Congress on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. During the Executive Session, Committee members will consider the following agenda items: 1) Rules Governing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) will hold a nominations hearing on Thursday, February 12, 2009 for Dr. Jane Lubchenco, nominated to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at the U.S. Department of Commerce – also known as the Administrator of the […]
“I am deeply disappointed that Republicans blocked the digital television transition (DTV) delay bill today in the House. One thing is clear, the outgoing Bush Administration grossly mismanaged the digital television transition and consumers are confused, households are not prepared, and the coupon program for converter boxes is broken. While the Senate paved the way with […]
Washington, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the DTV Delay bill by unanimous consent. “Delaying the upcoming DTV switch is the right thing to do. I firmly believe that our nation is not […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) issued the following statement upon the confirmation of Representative Ray LaHood, of Illinois, as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT): “I congratulate Representative LaHood on his confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Transportation. “Yesterday, […]
Washington, DC – This evening, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, announced a bipartisan compromise to the DTV Delay Act introduced last week. The amended DTV Delay Act will retain the extension of the digital transition date to June 12, 2009. Additionally, the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ocean conservation and research scored a major victory today with the passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The act includes five bills, originally introduced in the 110th Congress under the leadership of Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), that increase our knowledge of oceans and […]