Republican News

October 20, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), members of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and leaders of the innovation and competiveness working group established by Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.), today offered an update on input they received as part of bipartisan efforts to gather input from […]

October 14, 2015

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), the chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with 52 members […]

October 9, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement in recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. “The Internet is a powerful tool that the government, businesses, and the public increasingly use to innovate and manage their daily activity. Since it is National […]

October 8, 2015
Without wireless broadband infrastructure, smartphones are nothing more than an expensive paperweight. That’s why it is important that the Commerce Committee continues its path forward to foster wireless broadband deployment across America
October 7, 2015
“The Internet is a powerful tool and one that the Commerce Committee uses regularly to stream hearings and to engage with the public,” said U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman. “Changes to the committee website will make our work more accessible to the people we serve through features like the nominations matrix to help track the status and disclosures of nominees pending before the panel. I encourage the public to check out our new website and share feedback.”
October 6, 2015
Sen. Thune: “I strongly encourage the U.S. Department of Commerce to conclude negotiations on a new agreement with the European Union that allows the free flow of data to continue. Until those negotiations are complete, it is imperative that businesses who relied upon the Safe Harbor have clear guidance on how to continue operations.”
October 6, 2015
Click to learn more about keeping railroads open and what will happen to our nation’s freight and passenger rail network if the deadline is not extended.
October 2, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chairman of the Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee, will convene a hearing entitled “Consumer Product Safety and the Recall Process” on Thursday, October 8th at 10:00 a.m. “Protecting consumers from safety threats is a top priority of this subcommittee in its oversight of the […]

October 1, 2015
The Committee will hold a full committee hearing entitled “Removing Barriers to Wireless Broadband Deployment” on Wednesday, October 7th.
September 30, 2015
Sen. Thune urged his colleagues in the Senate to keep America’s railroads open amidst a possible shutdown on January 1.