Senator Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, today released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Commerce failed to give a full and true explanation for their decision to add a question about citizenship. “Wilbur Ross was wrong. Every person must be counted […]
At a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing today on the future of rail transportation and safety, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the committee, pushed officials from Amtrak and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to make safety a top priority. “We need to stop the next DuPont from happening,” […]
Today, the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection hosted all five commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for an oversight hearing. “The Consumer Product Safety Commission is a small federal agency with a huge mission: It is to be the cop on the beat when protecting consumers from potentially dangerous […]
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, led a letter with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to press the CEOs of Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) and Lyft, Inc. (Lyft) for information over the continued use of vehicles with open safety recalls. […]
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) applauded today’s announcement from the U.S. Coast Guard that Seattle will be the homeport for three new Coast Guard polar security cutters, also known as polar icebreakers. Securing funding for new icebreakers and expanding U.S. leadership in the Arctic has long been a legislative priority for Cantwell. “This is great […]
One day after taking to the Senate floor to demand a vote on reinstating net neutrality protections, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today confronted the Trump Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about its repeal of rules to protect a free and open internet for all […]
Following months of concern from leading scientists about interference with critical U.S. weather data used to predict hurricanes and other extreme weather events, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, reiterated her concern about ongoing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) action that threatens to set U.S. forecasting back […]
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to demand Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) bring critical net neutrality legislation to the Senate floor for an immediate vote. The Save the Internet Act would restore […]
Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), the chair of the committee, sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expressing concern about the agency’s plan to divert personnel and resources to the southern border. According to recent reports, the […]
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) voted to approve its final report on the investigation into the 2017 Amtrak derailment in DuPont, Washington. “The NTSB performed a thorough, independent investigation, and the final […]