Chairman Cruz: Successful Rocket Launch Advances U.S. Leadership in Space
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America took a major step forward in what Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has called the “second space race” as NASA launched Artemis II, the first crewed mission to circumnavigate the Moon in more than fifty years. The successful launch moves the United States one step closer to setting foot […]
Cantwell Statement on Successful Artemis II Launch
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the below statement following the successful launch of the Artemis II mission around the moon. Artemis II is the first crewed mission of the Artemis program and is designed to test the life support system and other critical components of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion vehicle on a 10-day lunar flyby mission. […]
Cantwell Statement on Federal Judge Blocking Trump’s Executive Order to Cease Federal Funding for PBS and NPR
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the below statement regarding the ruling by a federal judge that blocks President Trump’s 2025 Executive Order to cease federal funding for PBS and NPR. […]
Cantwell, Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce Sportfish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety and Wildlife Restoration Act
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Commerce Committee, have introduced the bipartisan Sportfish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). […]
Cruz, Cantwell Joint Statement on ALERT Act Markups
Revised House bill fails to prevent devastating collisions WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) released the following joint statement regarding today’s advancement of the ALERT Act in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Armed Services Committee, highlighting concerns regarding the limited safety reforms adopted in its current form: “The ADS-B In standard in the ROTOR Act will […]
Cruz: Democrats Block Bipartisan Committee Initiatives
WASHINGTON, D.C.– In his opening statement during today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee executive session, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) explained how Committee Democrats boycotted a markup and effectively blocked passage of overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation that Democrats had earlier negotiated and agreed to. During the Committee’s effort to deliver consensus-driven work, all nine bills under consideration were bipartisan. The various legislation, which was either sponsored or cosponsored by 23 of the Committee’s 28 members, would have protected children, strengthened national security, and advanced science, particularly in the field of quantum computing. Click to view full remarks Chairman Cruz’s remarks as delivered: “I […]
Cruz: Is It Time to Reform Section 230?
WASHINGTON, D.C.– In his opening statement during today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized Big Tech for too often misusing Section 230 to silence Americans. Chairman Cruz pointed to his TERMS Act and forthcoming JAWBONE Act as potential ways to protect online speech from arbitrary censorship by Big Tech and secretive censorship by the federal government short of full repeal of section 230. […]
Fischer Highlights Importance of U.S. Strength at World Radiocommunication Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In her opening statement during today’s Senate Commerce Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee hearing, Chairman Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) spoke to the importance of the United States coordinating a strong leadership position ahead of the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference in Shanghai, China. Sen. Fischer’s remarks as prepared for delivery: “Distinguished Members of the Committee, and […]
WTAS: Advocates Commend Committee Passage of NASA Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Key leaders in the space and aviation industry praised the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for the NASA Authorization Act of 2026, a bipartisan effort led by Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas). The NASA Authorization Act of 2026, which was approved unanimously by the Committee on March 4, delivers a clear strategic direction to ensure that the United States—not China—leads the next era of space exploration and builds the first moon […]
Cantwell Demands Federal Agencies Immediately Address Coordination Failures, Aviation Safety Risks of Counter-Drone Activities
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford demanding they immediately address the interagency coordination failures that led to two major incidents last month involving counter-drone high energy laser systems near El Paso and Fort Hancock Texas, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico.