Washington, DC — The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today agreed by voice vote to issue a subpoena to obtain documents from the Department of Justice relating to information regarding possible use of banned performance-enhancing substances by U.S. Olympic sport athletes. Sen. McCain’s statement follows: “I continue to be keenly interested in curbing the […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced, and the Senate passed by voice vote, a resolution that calls on Major League Baseball and its players to immediately adopt a legitimate drug-testing policy. This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that Major League Baseball’s current […]
Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today adopted by voice vote, S. 2273, the Rail Security Act of 2004. Senators McCain (R-AZ) and Hollings (D-SC) introduced this bill on April 1, 2004. The Rail Security Act of 2004 would authorize additional resources for the purpose of securing our rail transportation system […]
Washington, DC – Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) today introduced the “Border Security and Technology Integration Act of 2004,” that would identify and address gaps in border infrastructure and enforcement. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Hilary Clinton (D-NY), Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA). “Improving enforcement […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded the passage of S. 275, The Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2004, by unanimous consent. The bill would establish the United States Boxing Commission (USBC), strengthen existing federal boxing laws, and provide uniformity in specific areas of the sport. […]
WASHINGTON- Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) today welcomed the introduction of a House companion bill to their Climate Stewardship Act. The Senators joined a bi-partisan group of 9 co-sponsors of the House bill at a press conference in the Capitol, where they expressed optimism about the gathering momentum on Capitol Hill for […]
In its recent opinion in McConnell v. FEC, the Supreme Court wisely noted that money, like water, is going to seek a way to leak back into the system. We already see that. Now that the parties have been taken out of the soft money business, there are efforts by political operators to redirect some […]
Chairman Grassley, Senator Baucus, members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today regarding U.S. economic and trade policy in the Middle East. • I wish to congratulate the Committee on its many trade-related successes this session. The many actions taken on trade policy since passage of the Trade Act […]
Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today passed unanimously by roll call vote S. 2056, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act. The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act would, as introduced, increase tenfold the cap on fines the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may assess on television and radio broadcast licensees for obscene, indecent, and […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded a report to Congress from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concluding that statutory limitations placed on low power FM stations are unnecessary to prevent interference and recommending that Congress eliminate these limitations. “Four years ago, broadcasters masqueraded their […]