Democratic News

March 28, 2003
Press Release

Members will examine the current state of the Universal Service Fund and consider policies that may ensure its future stability and sufficiency.

March 21, 2003
Press Release

The Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space is holding a hearing entitled “Cloning: A Risk to Women?” The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 27, at 9:30 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Chairman of the Subcommittee, will preside. Members will discuss the implications of cloning on […]

March 20, 2003
Press Release

Washington, DC – Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Fritz Hollings (D-SC), Ranking Democrat of the Committee, today expressed concerns regarding the limited scope of the ongoing review of ephedra by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson is […]

March 19, 2003
Press Release

Washington, DC – Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Trent Lott (R-MS), Chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee, expressed concerns about the financial condition of the nation’s airline industry, and asked the President if the Administration would be proposing relief. The letter is attached. Click here to […]

March 19, 2003
Press Release

The hearing on the Space Shuttle Columbia and the Future of Space Policy scheduled for Thursday, March 20 at 2:30 p.m. has been postponed. An announcement will be made as soon as it is rescheduled.

March 14, 2003
Press Release

Washington, DC – Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today challenged the CEOs of the country’s five largest cable companies to provide their customers with more choices over their programming, and therefore, more control over their cable bills. Senator McCain referred to an agreement between Cablevision Systems Corporation […]

March 13, 2003
Press Release

Click here for a list of Subcommittee assignments in PDF format

February 11, 2003
Press Release

The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a brief Executive Session on Thursday, February 13, at 9:30 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The hearing on USOC Reform will begin immediately after the Executive Session. The purpose of the Executive Session will be to approve subcommittee chairs, subcommittee membership, […]

February 4, 2003
Press Release

The Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee hearing on U.S. involvement in Aerospace Research scheduled for Thursday, February 6, has been postponed. An announcement will be made as soon as it is rescheduled. The Full Committee will hold a hearing on the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster next week. The time and date of the hearing will […]

January 24, 2003
Press Release

The Executive Session regarding subcommittee assignments scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, at 2:30 p.m. has been postponed. As soon as it is rescheduled an announcement will be made. The State of the United States Olympic Committee is still scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, at 2:30 p.m.