WASHINGTON – Eight Democratic members of the Senate Commerce Committee today urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reverse a one-year delay of a rule requiring airlines to track and report mishandled wheelchair and motorized scooters. The rule, which was put in place last fall under the Obama administration and set to take effect in January […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill late Wednesday requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to have reliable backups available for Hurricane Hunter aircraft. The provision, sought by Florida Senator Bill Nelson, comes in the wake of an incident last year when the jet NOAA uses to gather hurricane measurements was […]
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) took to the Senate floor today in opposition to a Republican-led measure that would prevent consumers from having a say about the sale and use of their personal information by the nation’s internet providers. Sepcifically, the measure, S.J.Res.34, would rollback new Federal Communications Commission rules that require internet providers to seek customers’ consent […]
WASHINGTON – Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee pressed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai today to answer pointed questions about his views on the news media and ability to be an independent regulator over the industry. The letter, led by ranking member Bill Nelson (D-FL) and signed by the panel’s 13 Democrats, comes […]
Washington Times By Andrew Blake March 7, 2017 The Senate Commerce Committee’s top Democrat demanded answers from a toy manufacturer on Tuesday after a data breach was said to affect nearly a million users of its high-tech brand of teddy bears. Sen. Bill Nelson, Florida Democrat, asked Spiral Toys’ top executive on Tuesday to provide […]
Pensacola News Journal Ledyard King, USA TODAY NETWORK March 4, 2017 In the wake of allegations about Russian interference into the presidential election, Sen. Bill Nelson is asking federal regulators to draw up security standards to prevent outside hackers from accessing or disrupting elections systems. The Florida Democrat joined with Colorado Democrat Tom Udall in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced ranking member and subcommittee assignments for Democratic committee members. The subcommittee assignments are as follows: Aviation Operations, Safety and Security 1. Ranking – Maria Cantwell, Wash. 2. Amy Klobuchar, Minn. […]
WASHINGTON – More than two dozen Democratic senators filed a bill late Tuesday aimed at protecting government scientists from political interference. The legislation, led by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), comes in the wake of recent reports that Trump administration officials had placed gag orders on employees at the EPA. “Few things are more un-American […]
WASHINGTON – In the wake of accusations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Fiat Chrysler (FCA) illegally installed software that increases harmful tailpipe emissions, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) today called on the Federal Trade Commission to explore whether the company deceptively marketed its “EcoDiesel” vehicles. Nelson’s call for investigation comes a day after […]
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson issued the following statement in response to the indictments of three Takata executives for concealing defects in the companies airbag inflators: “Companies have a responsibility to ensure the products they make are safe for consumers,” said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee. “These indictments send […]