Rockefeller: Bad Actors Preying on Military Need to be Stopped
WASHINGTON, D.C.—During a hearing yesterday about abusive and illegal business practices aimed at members of the military, Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV implored state and federal officials to continue their “all-of-the-above” efforts to stop bad actors from attempting to make a quick buck at the expense of service men and women and their families.
Rockefeller Releases Report Concluding Freight Railroads Are Setting New Records in Financial Performance
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today issued an update to the 2010 Committee Majority Staff Report that examined the financial state of the rail industry, concluding that the financial performance of dominant Class I freight rail companies is at its strongest since the passage of the Staggers Act of 1980.
Rockefeller, Thune, Carper, Coburn Introduce Resolution to Condemn LAX Shooting, Honor Victims and Those Who Responded to the Attack
Washington, D.C. – Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD), along with Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Tom Coburn (R-OK), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today introduced a resolution to condemn the tragic shooting at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 1, 2013. The resolution also honors victims of the shooting and praises those who helped with the response including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, first responders, and law enforcement and medical personnel. The shooter killed Gerardo Hernandez, a TSA officer, wounded two other TSA officers, James Speer and Tony Grigsby, and injured a member of the traveling public, Brian Ludmer.
Thune Statement on Unfair Business Practices Facing Military Servicemembers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered the following prepared remarks at today’s “Soldiers As Consumers: Predatory and Unfair Business Practices Harming the Military Community” full committee hearing: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing to examine unfair financial practices that […]
Rockefeller: We Owe Servicemembers Protection From Unscrupulous Business Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today gave opening remarks at the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing titled, “Soldiers as Consumers: Predatory and Unfair Business Practices Harming the Military Community”. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
Rockefeller Says Compounding Bill Brings Accountability to Prescription Drug Market
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today praised final congressional passage of the Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204), bipartisan legislation with major consumer and life-saving benefits that President Obama will now sign into law. The bill was developed with critical information uncovered during Rockefeller’s joint Senate-House investigation into the prescription drug “gray market”, which found that unscrupulous operators can make enormous profits by buying hard-to-find drugs and then marking them up and re-selling at astronomical price points.
Rockefeller: National Academies Report Calls for Investing in Scientific Talent Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Jay Rockefeller today released the following statement on the National Academies report released today on Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), a federal initiative focused on building science and technological research capacity. Since 2000, EPSCoR has spurred more than $900 million in federal academic research and development investments in the state. In West Virginia these funds are being used to build research capacity to compete in federal science and technology competitions. In 2010, West Virginia received a $20 million EPSCoR grant which is the largest in state history.
Rockefeller: We Must Prioritize Investments that Create Jobs or Risk Losing our Competitiveness
WASHINGTON, D.C.—During a Commerce Committee hearing today on U.S. innovation and manufacturing today, Chairman Jay Rockefeller called on his colleagues to prioritize investments that are proven to create jobs and boost our economy.
Thune Statement on Manufacturing in an Innovation Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered the following prepared remarks at today’s “The Role of Manufacturing Hubs in a 21st Century Innovation Economy” hearing: Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for holding this hearing on efforts to promote U.S. manufacturing […]
Rockefeller: The U.S. Must Continue to Invest in Innovation, Strengthen Manufacturing Sector
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today gave an opening statement at the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing titled, “The Role of Manufacturing Hubs in a 21st Century Innovation Economy”. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery.