Rockefeller Introduces Bill to Ban Misleading Internet Sales Practices Uncovered By E-Commerce Investigation
WASHINGTON, DC — Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced legislation, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, to end the deceptive online sales tactics which have been the subject of a year-long Commerce Committee investigation.
Hearing Summary: Response Efforts to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on response efforts to the Gulf Coast oil spill.
Hutchison: “America’s Energy Future Relies on Enhancing the Safety of Offshore Drilling”
During a hearing today on the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, said that the nation must enhance the safety of offshore drilling.
Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on Reponse Efforts to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On April 20th, an explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon, a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers, injuring 17 and setting into motion an environmental disaster of unprecedented proportions.
Hutchison Statement on Administration’s Intent to Nominate John S. Pistole to Lead TSA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, made the following statement today after the White House announced President Obama’s intent to nominate John S. Pistole to lead the Transportation Security Administration (TSA):
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement on the Nomination of John S. Pistole to Lead TSA
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today after the White House announced its intent to nominate John S. Pistole to be Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration).
Senate Approves Rockefeller-Hutchison Amendment to Preserve FTC’s Core Consumer Protection
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate today approved an amendment sponsored by Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Ranking Member on the Committee, to preserve the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) core consumer protection functions.
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement on Senate Passage of the NTSB Bill
WASHINGTON, DC — Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, applauded Senate passage of the National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010 (S.2768).
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – NASA’s Constellation gets big boost in Senate
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – Houston Chronicle NASA’s Constellation gets big boost in Senate “Backers of NASA’s Constellation program scored a significant victory Thursday by winning the Senate Appropriations Committee’s support to block the Obama administration from terminating any part of the $108 billion back-to-the-moon program before October. The maneuver was pushed by Sen. […]
Rockefeller Sends Results of Debt Settlement Industry Investigation to 56 Attorneys General
WASHINGTON, DC — Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent letters to 56 Attorneys General alerting them to the results of a recent Committee investigation which found that debt settlement companies engaged in fraudulent, deceptive and abusive practices that were harmful to consumers.