Bill highlights include: voluntary participation, user consent, right to delete data at any time, verification of diagnoses, strict restrictions on data use, strong enforcement provisions WASHINGTON, D.C. – As public health officials around the country continue to explore exposure notification technologies as a way to combat the spread of COVID-19, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Todd Young (R-IN), and Ed Markey (D-MA), reintroduced legislation that would promote an enabling environment for the continued development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The forward-looking bill, known as the Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 – or FUTURE […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today released the following statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s response to the Department of Transportation’s Special Committee report on the aircraft certification process: “We want the United States of America to be the leader in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao urging the Department of Transportation to issue clear, uniform national social distancing guidelines for the aviation sector to keep airline workers and the traveling public safe amidst […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS), today introduced S. 3704, the Advanced Technological Manufacturing Act, to reauthorize and modernize the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. “If America is going to continue to lead the world […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, emphasized that increased resources to improve and expand broadband access across the United States must be included in the next COVID-19 relief package. Millions of Americans lack access to essential broadband and connectivity, and millions of students in the U.S. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today asked Nancy Beck, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission, for information related to her alleged involvement in the suppression of COVID-19 safety guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urging him to expand the allocation of $17 billion in loans to businesses critical to national security established under the CARES Act to include the entire aerospace supply […]
Cantwell: “We need clear, uniform, national guidelines for airlines and airports based on the best information from our public health experts” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force calling for […]
TV-Quality Video |YouTube | Audio | Transcript Cantwell: Mandatory or forced hours reductions counter to intent of CARES Act; senators will send letter to Treasury to clarify WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing to examine the aviation industry in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator […]