Recent reports that 100 million Verizon customers may have been spied on by an advertiser has spurred several key senators to demand an immediate and full explanation from the phone industry giant. In a letter sent today to Verizon Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam, U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson, of Florida, Edward Markey, of Massachusetts, and […]
Click here to watch Nelson’s remarks WASHINGTON, DC – The number of people injured from Takata’s exploding airbags is higher than previously thought, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). And one in four of all injuries and deaths occurred in Florida, where high humidity is thought to be a contributing factor in the airbag […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, a one-year-old boy in Fort Plain, NY was found unconscious. He was rushed to the hospital where he later passed away becoming the first child in the United States to die reportedly from liquid-nicotine poisoning. That tragedy, and too many similar close calls, has prompted U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) […]
WASHINGTON – A key member of the Senate Commerce Committee said he wants Congress to pass legislation that would require companies to quickly notify consumers when there are data breaches. The lawmaker, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), said today he intends to file legislation that would do just that. Nelson, the ranking member on the Commerce […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and John Thune (R-SD), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following joint statement on the passage of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Reauthorization Act: “We are pleased to see that the United States Anti-Doping […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to invest an additional $1.5 billion into E-Rate, the next-generation high-speed Internet program he co-authored for students across West Virginia and the country. Rockefeller has, in recent years, encouraged the FCC […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and John Thune (R-SD), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representatives Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today issued the following statement on the United States Department of Commerce Inspector General’s report on FirstNet. “The Commerce Inspector General’s report serves as a note of caution to everyone involved in FirstNet – they must be diligent about following the rules. FirstNet is a rare […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold an Executive Session on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, to consider nominations. Further details regarding the nominations, location, and time will be announced soon. ###
Sports have always played a significant cultural role in the United States. Just last week on Thanksgiving, millions of Americans tuned in to watch three NFL games – yearly games that have become almost as much a part of the Thanksgiving tradition as the turkey itself. Athletes, too, have been cultural icons in American history, […]