April 2, 2025
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the following statement after Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg testified before the committee:
April 2, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, questioned Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg on how the company is improving its safety protocols and culture and correcting defects. Sen. Cantwell has consistently pushed Boeing to implement a Safety Management System that meets FAA standards and today secured a commitment from Ortberg to have that system in place in six months.
March 27, 2025
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening statement during today’s Aviation Subcommittee hearing on NTSB’s preliminary report on the tragic Jan. 29 midair collision between a military Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet:
March 27, 2025
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NTSB preliminary crash report shows that in the 3-year period leading up to January collision, commercial planes flew within 400 feet of helicopters 15,000+ times; Cantwell on CNN this morning: Turning off live location transmitting for military helicopters “was a loophole that, in my opinion, should never have been given” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator […]
March 24, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) called on U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to stand up and protect the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) from Trump’s Executive Order that would functionally dismantle it.
March 21, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined 16 Senate Committee Ranking Members in a letter to the Inspectors General of 23 federal agencies, including the Department of Transportation and Department of Commerce, demanding details on the impact of President Trump’s sweeping and unprecedented dismissal of tens of thousands of federal employees. The senators asked the Inspectors General to review the Trump Administration’s actions, citing potential violations of federal laws and procedures, which the senators warn could harm Americans’ access to vital government services and increase waste and
March 21, 2025
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SEATTLE – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the following statement on Trump’s recent Executive Order eliminating the Minority Business Development Agency at the Department of Commerce:
March 19, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a senior member of the Committee, and more than two dozen Democratic Senators are calling on President Trump to reverse his illegal firing of Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
March 19, 2025
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Seattle – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the following statement on the departure of Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner:
March 18, 2025
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Seattle — U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation issued the followin statement on President Trump’s announcement he would nominate Bryan Bedford for FAA Administrator: “We need an FAA Administrator who is committed to making the United States the gold standard in aviation safety. This includes […]