In a letter yesterday, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), warned that an ongoing sale of wireless airwaves could damage the effectiveness of U.S. weather satellites and harm forecasts and predictions relied on to protect safety, property and national security. The […]
Today, at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the committee, continued her fight for consumers as Congress considers federal data privacy legislation. “When the dust settles after a data breach or a misuse of data, consumers are the ones who […]
Only months before the 20th anniversary of the Olympic Pipeline explosion in Bellingham that killed three young people and led to landmark pipeline safety reforms, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, today called for implementation of more stringent federal safety rules. “This June will mark the 20th anniversary […]
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for documents related to their work on BOB jogging strollers. Last week, the Washington Post reported that Acting Chairman Buerkle may be using her position to restrict Commission staff and her […]
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, secured the passage through the committee of bipartisan legislation to help local communities prepare for and respond to landslides and other natural hazards. Cantwell’s National Landslide Preparedness Act will target key gaps in current science and mapping critical […]
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell’s (D-WA) Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act, a bill to protect declining shark populations by making it illegal to possess, buy, sell, or transport shark fins or any product containing shark fins, unless taken lawfully under a state, territorial, or federal […]
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, delivered the following remarks before a hearing of the Committee’s subcommittee on Aviation and Space titled, “The State of Airline Safety: Federal Oversight of Commercial Aviation.” Senator Cantwell: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for holding this important […]
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined other Democratic leaders from the Senate and House to unveil the Save the Internet Act to restore net neutrality protections and keep the internet open and free. The legislation would reverse the Trump Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) […]
Today, at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the committee, called for strengthening the country’s maritime workforce through investment in infrastructure and the maritime economy. “The United States maritime transportation system is critical to our nation’s economy and to our […]
Today, at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the committee, called for Congress to pass comprehensive federal legislation to protect the privacy and data of American consumers. “Over the last several years, we have seen a barrage of consumer privacy […]