WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to a new report released by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, at least four automakers have confirmed they are still equipping some new vehicles with defective Takata airbags. According to the report, Fiat Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Toyota and Volkswagen all admitted to equipping some […]
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) issued the following statement in response to a report today that Honda confirmed a 10th U.S. death was caused by a defective Takata airbag. “Sadly, this is yet another tragic death caused by a product that Takata knew was defective,” said Nelson. “And it shows that the current recall efforts […]
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke on the floor today on legislation to reauthorize the FAA. The bill, which passed the Commerce Committee last month, contains a number of pro-consumer and drone safety measures. The lawmaker also said today he intends to offer […]
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, issued the following the statement in response to a Wall Street Journal report today that Amtrak crews may not have followed basic safety procedures that could have prevented Sunday’s deadly train accident in Pennsylvania. “It’s disturbing that this tragic accident […]
U.S. Sen. Bill NelsonRemarks on the Senate floor on FAA reauthorizationApril 6, 2016 Sen. Nelson: Mr. President, I think the Chairman, Senator Thune, has pointed out that what we have tried to exhibit, is the way the Senate is supposed to work in a bipartisan way to forge consensus in order to be able to […]
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, issued the following statement in response to the FTC’s move to seek compensation for consumers who purchased or leased “Clean Diesel” Volkswagens. Nelson asked the Federal Trade Commission in September to investigate Volkswagen marketing. “This was one of the most egregious examples […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An ongoing U.S. Senate investigation into defective Takata airbags has found widespread manipulation of airbag inflator test data by Takata employees, with some occurring after the recalls began. The new findings, by the minority staff of the Commerce Committee, were unveiled today on the Senate floor by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), […]
The NTSB announced today that it will be sending a team of investigators back to the site of the cargo ship El Faro to search again for the ship’s missing data recorder. The decision comes less than a month after U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee which oversees […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, filed legislation today giving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the power to ban bulk shipments of potentially deadly lithium-ion batteries from passenger airliners. Specifically, Nelson’s bill would repeal a ban Congress enacted in 2012 prohibiting the FAA from imposing restrictions on transporting […]
WASHINGTON – In a letter sent today to the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, is asking the agency to immediately halt the continued manufacture and sale of defective Takata ammonium nitrate airbag inflators, while also prodding it to […]