Chairman Rockefeller and Senate Commerce Committee Join with DHS to Strengthen American National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, is working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) to update current port security procedures to better protect against biological and chemical threats. The Homeland Security IG issued a report today […]
House Passes Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Communications Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Ranking Member, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, issued the following statement today after the House passed S. 1694, a bill that extends the Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public […]
Hearing Summary: Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board. Witness List: The Honorable Deborah A.P. Hersman, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board Dr. Gerald Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office Key Quotations from […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Transportation Safety Board is a world-class investigative body with over 40 years of experience. Its recommendations have helped save countless lives and led to safety improvements in all aspects of our transportation system. Unfortunately, it has been a busy year at the NTSB, which has been involved in a number of […]
Hearing Summary – Combating Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on Combating Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks. Witness List: The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation The Honorable Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission Key Quotations from Today’s Hearing: […]
Hutchison Statement on Successful Ares-1-X Test Launch
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today called the successful launch of the Ares-1-X test vehicle an important milestone for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). “Today’s successful launch of the Ares-1-X test vehicle is an enormous success for NASA and […]
Hutchison: Distracted Driving Issues Are Best Handled by States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, said today during a Commerce Committee hearing that the problem of distracted driving is best addressed by individual states. Senator Hutchison recently joined Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) to cosponsor legislation (S. 1938) to […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Combating Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks
WASHINGTON, D.C.—At this very moment, 11 percent of all drivers on the road are holding an electronic device: They are calling home on their cell phone or reading a text from a friend; they are sending an email to the office on their Blackberry or looking up directions with a GPS system. That amounts to […]
Rockefeller Statement on Northwest Airline Pilots Incident
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement today on Northwest Airlines (NWA) Flight 188, which overflew its destination airport, Minneapolis/St. Paul International by approximately 150 miles on October 22, 2009. The flight was out of contact with air traffic control (ATC) […]
Rockefeller and Lautenberg Introduce Comprehensive Distracted Driving Prevention Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, issued the following statement today after introducing comprehensive legislation (S. 1938) to address the nationwide problem of […]