Rockefeller Applauds Senate Commerce Committee’s Approval of FAA Reauthorization Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement today after legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was approved by the Commerce Committee: “I am very pleased that this important legislation was quickly approved by the Committee and […]
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds Senate Commerce Committee’s Extension of Critical Highway Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, worked today to extend critical highway and vehicle safety programs authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill to extend […]
Executive Session Committee Legislation Summary
Washington, D.C.—Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held an Executive Session and favorably reported out the following legislation and nominees: Nomination of Polly Trottenberg, to be Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy of the United States Department of Transportation (PN 549) Nomination of Deborah A.P. Hersman, to be Chairman and […]
Hutchison Expresses Strong Concerns with 18 Month Extension of Highway Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, expressed strong concerns about the direction Congress is taking on the highway bill after the Commerce Committee approved an 18 month extension of the highway bill safety programs which expire on September 30. Although she supports […]
Hutchison Pleased to See Committee Approval of Bipartisan FAA Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today said she was pleased legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration was approved by the Commerce Committee. The Senate Finance Committee must complete a related tax title to address funding issues before the measure moves to […]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Editorial – Cells Phones, Prison Don’t Mix
Amarillo Globe-News By Editorial Board July 21, 2009 Texas prisons are dangerous places that are made even more dangerous by the presence of cell phones behind the razor wire and stone walls. A senator, Texas ‘ own Kay Bailey Hutchison, is working on legislation that enables states to jam cell phones inside prisons. This effort […]
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Hutchison Commemorates 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke on the Senate floor to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. A link to the video and a full transcript of Sen. Hutchison’s floor speech are below. VIDEO AND FLOOR TRANSCRIPT […]
Chairman Rockefeller on the 40th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement today honoring the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing: “Forty years ago, three brave NASA astronauts ventured into the unknown carrying an entire nation’s hopes and dreams with them. When […]
Hutchison Recognizes 40th Anniversary of America’s Moon Landing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today recognized the 40th anniversary of America’s moon landing, when NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin’s lunar module touched down on the surface of the moon for the first time. “Forty years ago today, our […]
Rockefeller and Hutchison Press DOT on Antitrust Immunity Cases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Committee, joined together and urged the Department of Transportation to exercise its long-held statutory authority and expertise to determine if applications for airline anti-trust immunity are in the […]