Earlier today the U.S. Senate pproved S. 1281, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2005, by unanimous consent. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) offered the following comments on the bill: The passage of S. 1281, the NASA Authorization Act of 2005, is a milestone in our country’s continued efforts to open […]
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Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., Commerce Committee’s Disaster Prediction and Prevention Subcommittee Chairman Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Ranking Member Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), and will hold a hearing entitled “The Lifesaving Role of Accurate Hurricane Prediction.” The Disaster Prediction and Prevention Subcommittee has shared jurisdiction over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). […]
The Senate confirmed the following nominees, reported by the Senate Commerce Committee earlier this week, by unanimous consent. Phyllis Scheinberg to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer Joseph Boardman to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration Nancy Nord to be a Member of the Consumer Product Safety […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved by unanimous consent the “Surface Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2005”, offered by Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee Chairman Trent Lott (R-Miss) and Full Committee Co-Chairman Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii). This legislation includes four titles: Title I – Motor Carrier […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved by unanimous consent the “Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005” (S. 714) introduced by Senator Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) and co-sponsored by Senators Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), John Sununu (R-N.H.), Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), and […]
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At the request of Senate Commerce Committee Co-Chairmen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), the United States Senate this evening unanimously approved the nomination of Dr. Michael Griffin to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Senators Stevens and Inouye planned to consider the nomination at the Commerce Committee’s mark-up on […]
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(Contact: Melanie Alvord — (202) 224-8456) From time to time, we will make transcripts available to the press via email of interviews Senator Stevens has with the Alaska press based in Washington D.C. on issues related to the Commerce Committee. Below is such a transcript. This interview took place on Friday, January 7, 2005. Alaska […]