WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who serves as chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, together with Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai. The letter encourages the commission to continue with a rulemaking that creates and makes available a comprehensive […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) will convene a field hearing titled, “Expanding Broadband Infrastructure in the Granite State,” on Friday October 13, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in Keene, New Hampshire. The hearing will examine the deployment of broadband infrastructure, especially in rural areas. Witnesses: – The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet today, took to the Senate floor to voice their support and urge their colleagues to also support the nomination of Ajit Pai to […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today announced the introduction of S. 1885, The American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) are original cosponsors. The Commerce […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) tonight issued the following joint statement on reaching agreement on a bipartisan legislative text that sets a framework for the advancement of self-driving vehicle technology. The agreement will allow the Commerce Committee to proceed […]