WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate late Thursday approved a $305 billion bill aimed at fixing many of the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and tunnels over the next five years. The bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 83 to 16, now heads to President Obama, who is expected to sign it. The […]
WASHINGTON – As part of a deal struck today on a multi-year highway bill, House and Senate negotiators have agreed to increase a cap on the amount of money Amtrak can pay to the victims of the deadly May 12 train derailment in Philadelphia. The provision, sought by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), would replace an […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, today called on the airline industry to halt any plans they may have to charge increased checked-bag fees during the holidays. Nelson made the call in letters he sent today to the CEOs of all the major U.S. airlines. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee respectively, called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to immediately conduct an independent, comprehensive investigation to determine the true […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter today to Takata seeking answers on whether the company’s new airbag inflators pose a serious safety risk. The lawmakers’ letter comes in the wake of last […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and the Internet, demanded answers from T-Mobile and Experian on actions the companies […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In a renewed push to protect consumers from potentially unsafe recalled vehicles, two leading Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee want to know why some car dealers are standing in the way of efforts to require recalled used vehicles to be fixed before they’re sold to the public. In letters send today […]
WASHINGTON — Spurred by widespread reports of deception in Volkswagen’s marketing of its “clean diesel” vehicles, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) today issued a formal call for federal trade regulators to act. Nelson’s call for investigation comes a day after the Justice Department said it would conduct a criminal probe into a publicized admission by […]
WASHINGTON, DC – A new congressional report released today took aim at the airline industry for failing to adequately disclose extra fees and add-on costs charged to the flying public. The report, released today by the minority staff of the Senate Commerce Committee, found that ancillary fees, such as change and cancellation penalties and preferred […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Automotive industry executives who cover up or conceal the death and injury risks of defective vehicles or parts could face up five years in prison, under sweeping auto safety legislation filed in the Senate late today. The measure, sponsored by three leading Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee, comes in advance of […]