Hearing Summary: Oversight of the Broadband Stimulus Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on Oversight of the Broadband Stimulus Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Witness List: The Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce […]
Commerce Committee Approves Nominees
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted on and favorably reported the following nominations: Ms. Anne Ferro, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (PN 787); Ms. Cynthia Quarterman, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Oversight of the Broadband Stimulus Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Broadband can help us reinvigorate our communications networks in this new century. With these new networks we can make a difference in people’s lives—change education, improve health care, shore up business and employment opportunities, and foster a new and more democratic dialogue. These are all good things. That’s why I […]
Hutchison: Oversight of Broadband Funding In Democratic Stimulus Bill Inadequate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, said today that broadband funding oversight was inadequate during a hearing on the future of broadband service in the United States. “Current broadband oversight plans appear to be inadequate,” said Senator Hutchison. “I had significant concerns […]
Hutchison Closely Reviewing FCC Decision on Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, said she was closely reviewing the Federal Communications Commission decision on network neutrality. “I will be closely reviewing the text of the recent FCC decision, as well as the comment period that follows,” said Senator Hutchison. […]
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Release of Final Augustine Commission Report
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 regarding the release of the final Augustine Commission report examining NASA’s human spaceflight plans: “Today, as the Augustine Commission delivers the final report to the President, ongoing budget challenges mean that […]
Coast Guard’s Increased Authority to Interdict Submarines Smuggling Drugs into the United States Pays Off
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 after the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) yesterday southwest of Guatemala in the Eastern Pacific. The SPSS was initially detected by a Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) and was later boarded […]
Hutchison: Future of US Spaceflight at a Critical Point
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today voiced concerns about the future of America’s space program after the release of the Final Report of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (HSF Review Committee), chaired by Mr. Norm Augustine, former […]
Chairmen Rockefeller and Waxman Statement on FCC Open Internet Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), regarding the draft rules to preserve a free and open Internet. The text of the letter […]
Hearing Summary – The Case for Space: Examining the Value
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on The Case for Space: Examining the Value. Witness List: Dr. Stephen I. Katz, Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health Dr. Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute, Elliott […]