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March 12, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security, will convene a hearing on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. entitled “Examining the Evolving Cyber Insurance Marketplace.” The hearing will explore the growing cybersecurity risk insurance market and hear from experts about […]

March 11, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, will convene a hearing on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. entitled, “TSA Oversight and Examination of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request.” At the hearing, Acting Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Melvin Carraway […]

March 3, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, will convene a hearing on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. entitled “Three Years Later: Are We Any Closer To A Nationwide Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network?” The chairwoman of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), the […]

March 2, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  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 the Honorable Michael P. Huerta, the administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Honorable Anthony Foxx, the secretary of the U.S. Department […]

February 26, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed nine bills by voice vote and approved nominations for six agencies, including those listed below. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, provided the following statement on the successful markup of nine bills and the […]

February 26, 2015
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The bill would allow employees or contractors to receive a portion of the monetary penalties resulting from an enforcement action.
February 26, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the FCC’s 3-2 vote to regulate the Internet: Despite the Federal Communication Commission’s partisan action to approve a 317-page power grab over the Internet, the fight to keep the Internet unburdened from regulatory […]

February 26, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, entitled, “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.”  As part of the Committee’s oversight responsibilities, the hearing will have a broad scope covering every aspect of the agency, from […]

February 26, 2015
Press Release
U.S. Sen. John Thune announced an oversight hearing on March 18, 2015, with all five FCC Commissioners, including Chairman Tom Wheeler.
February 25, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), subcommittee chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, will hold an oversight hearing on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, entitled “Surface Transportation Reauthorization – Oversight and Reform of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.” This hearing will be the […]