Mr. President, here we go again. Another omnibus appropriations bill – and this one really takes the cake. Obviously the New Year’s Eve parties didn’t end for Congress on January 1st. We’re on a spending bender and this bill proves it. Americans have heard much about the growing problem of identity theft. Mr. President, what […]
San Ramon, California, December 17, 2003. Today, the Blue Star Moms are pleased to announce that President Bush signed HR2115 the Flight 100 Century of Aviation Act which included the language of HRES 236 introduced by U.S. Reps. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) and Ellen Tauscher (D-Walnut Creek). Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) also assisted the Blue […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today made the following statement regarding the passage of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, S. 877, in the House of Representatives: “I applaud the adoption of the CAN-SPAM Act today by Congress and commend my colleagues in responding to millions of […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded the Senate passage of S. 1402, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act. The bill is sponsored by Senators McCain (R-AZ) and Hollings (D-SC) and was introduced on July 14, 2003. This legislation will reauthorize the federal rail safety program, […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today praised the passage of the S. 579, the National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003, by Congress. The bill is cosponsored by Senators Hollings (D-SC), Lott (R-MI), Hutchison (R-TX), Rockefeller (D-WV) and was introduced on March 7, 2003. The […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, made the following statement regarding the conference report to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization bill, H.R. 2115, which passed the Senate on November 21, 2003: “Mr. President, I am pleased that the Senate is about to vote on the Conference […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded the passage of the United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003, S. 1152. Both houses of Congress passed the bill this week, which will now be sent to the President. “As we face a war against terrorism, we […]
Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today passed the following nominations by voice vote: · Nomination of Michael Gallagher to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration · Nomination of Kirk Van Tine to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today praised the passage of a provision in the Department of Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 1588, which authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide a free calling time to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The provision is modeled after the […]
Washington, DC – Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent the following letter to Michael Powell, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), regarding the recent alleged reports of ‘pay for play’ on both television and radio stations: Dear Chairman Powell: I am writing to share my concerns about […]