Democratic News

December 8, 2020
Press Release

TV Quality Video | Audio | Transcript WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, voted against the nomination of Nathan Simington to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission. Prior to the vote, Cantwell also spoke on the Senate floor to urge […]

December 2, 2020
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.?–?Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Ranking Member Cantwell spoke at today’s hearing about her opposition to the lame duck nomination of Mr. Nathan Simington to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission, as well as nominees for NOAA and the Department of Commerce: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The FCC’s role has […]

November 18, 2020
Press Release

TV-Quality Video | Audio | Transcript WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed bipartisan aviation safety reform legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), the committee’s ranking member and chairman, respectively. The Aircraft Safety and Certification Reform Act of 2020 would require new […]

October 28, 2020
Press Release

Cantwell to Google CEO Pichai: “Do you think that Google is taking ad revenue from these news sources in an unfair way?” Cantwell: “The free press needs to live and be supported by all of us” and we need to “make sure that they get a fair return on their value” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, at a […]

October 28, 2020
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, at a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing with the CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter, Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) condemned election interference and disinformation online and highlighted the importance of supporting efforts to stop such interference and to push back against COVID misinformation and disinformation, as well as the proliferation of online […]

October 27, 2020
Press Release

Report shows total newspaper revenue will have dropped by nearly 70% by end of 2020; the majority of the states have lost 50% of their newsroom workforce  Congress/FTC should act to address unfair practices and assure fair competition for America’s most trusted news sources WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) […]

October 21, 2020
Press Release

TV Quality Video | Audio | Transcripts Amtrak ridership down 90 percent in Washington state; 30 percent of state’s Amtrak workforce already facing furloughs 14.8 million people – nearly 10% of U.S. labor force – employed in transportation sector WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, […]

October 1, 2020
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement on the committee’s vote to authorize subpoenas for the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google: “There is a lot we want to talk to tech platforms about, like privacy and anti-competitive […]

September 23, 2020
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) reiterated the need for federal privacy legislation at today’s Commerce Committee Hearing.  Ranking Member Cantwell said, “The Supreme Court discussion that we’re now having, I think will launch us into a very broad discussion of privacy rights and where they exist […]

September 18, 2020
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish temperature screenings at airport checkpoints to promote safe air travel during the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.   The Cantwell-Scott bill will charge the […]