WASHINGTON, D.C—Today, Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to Acting Chairman Buerkle of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urging the Commission to enforce the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 (CNPPA). This law requires that all substances with liquid nicotine are […]
TV-Quality Video| YouTube | Audio Cantwell: “The Pacific Northwest is not going to stand by while the administration builds a gold mine in the middle of the largest salmon habitat area. We’re just not going to sit by.” Commercial fishing in Bristol Bay is over 135 years old and supports 14,000 fishing jobs and 10,000 […]
TV-Quality Video |YouTube | Audio Hearing comes a day after Cantwell joined colleagues on the Senate floor to call for expanded federal background checks, extreme risk protection orders Between 2013 and 2017, Senator Cantwell’s home state of Washington saw a 78 percent rise in hate crimes; state has third-highest rate of hate crimes per capita […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, pressed Patricia Cogswell, the Acting Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), on staffing levels and security measures at Sea-Tac Airport. “As one of the fastest growing airports, if not the fastest growing […]
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today lauded the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 for its commitment not only to Coast Guard women but to the children and families of women who serve our country. “The bill also helps in the recruitment, retainment, and […]
Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement regarding the agreement between major automakers and the state of California on fuel economy standards. “I am glad to see that a voluntary agreement has been struck between automakers and the state of California on fuel economy […]
Today U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) settlement with Facebook. “This decision underscores the need for strong privacy legislation. When companies betray the public trust, there must be immediate and significant consequences. We need a strong […]
Today U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, took to the Senate floor in opposition to Stephen Dickson’s nomination to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “I rise today to speak in opposition to the nomination of Stephen Dickson to be the next administrator of the FAA. […]
Today, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine appeared before the Commerce Committee for a hearing on deep space. Administrator Bridenstine touted the progress NASA has been making in the “Artemis” program—the effort to return Americans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo program which marked its 50th anniversary this week. Ranking Member Cantwell pointed to […]
Today at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the committee, continued her push to protect U.S. weather forecasting capabilities from serious interference. In a hearing with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Cantwell asked about widespread concerns that ongoing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensing of certain […]