WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D, AZ-03), leaders on the committees with jurisdiction over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), wrote to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross demanding that the Trump administration stop interfering with the Department […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, responded to a new Department of Commerce Office of the Inspector General memo to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross titled, “The Department Is Actively Preventing OIG From Completing An Evaluation.” The OIG’s report on Hurricane Dorian took […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement regarding reports that the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce has been blocked from issuing its report on information mismanagement during Hurricane Dorian: “It appears that the Department of Commerce received […]
TV Quality Video | Audio | Transcripts Cantwell: “We must expand high-quality, affordable broadband in underserved and unserved communities” FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel on Ligado: “We’ve got to iron this kind of stuff out” WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, emphasized the need for […]
TV Quality Video | Audio | Transcripts In hearing one day after introducing bipartisan legislation to strengthen FAA oversight, Cantwell demands FAA Administrator make reforms to improve safety Cantwell: “Safety is job one” WASHINGTON, D.C. – One day after introducing bipartisan legislation to reform and strengthen Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight of aircraft certification, U.S. Senator […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS); Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced legislation this week to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to work with other countries to strengthen pilot training standards and enable the International […]
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 […]