Chairman Rockefeller Statement on NASA Nominees Confirmed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Mr. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Ms. Lori Garver, to be Deputy Administrator of the […]
Hearing Summary: Competition in the Health Care Marketplace
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Competition in the Health Care Marketplace. Witness List: Mr. Richard A. Feinstein, Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission Dr. Len M. Nichols, Director, Health Policy Program, New America Foundation Mr. David Balto, […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Competition in the Health Care Marketplace
Today’s hearing takes place as part of a broader effort to transform health care in this country. If we are serious about providing every American with access to affordable, meaningful health care coverage, we absolutely must start by confronting its soaring costs. The average American family today pays twice as much for its […]
Chairman Rockefeller Alarmed by Magnitude of Cyber Attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent letters to 11 different federal departments and agencies asking for information regarding their cybersecurity preparedness and the effectiveness of their incident response capability. Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Snowe recently introduced bipartisan landmark cybersecurity […]
Senator Hutchison Pushes to Allow Prisons to Block Inmate Cell Phone Calls
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today during a Commerce Committee hearing pushed to allow prisons to block calls from smuggled inmate cellular phones. Senator Hutchison earlier this year introduced bipartisan legislation, the Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 (S. 251), that would […]
Hutchison Statement on Senate Confirmation of NASA Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today said she was pleased the Senate approved Charles Bolden to be the next NASA Administrator. “I am pleased the Senate has confirmed Charles Bolden to be the next NASA Administrator,” said Senator Hutchison. “General Bolden has […]
Hearing Summary-The Economy and Fraud: Protecting Consumers During Downward Economic Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation continued the fight for American consumers and held a subcommittee hearing today on The Economy and Fraud: Protecting Consumers During Downward Economic Times. Witness List: The Honorable Chris Koster, Attorney General, State of Missouri Mr. David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of […]
Rockefeller, Hutchison, Dorgan, Demint Introduce Bipartisan Aviation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chairman of the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Byron Dorgan (D-ND), and Ranking Member of the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Jim DeMint (R-SC) joined together today […]
Sen. Hutchison Introduces Broadband Bill to Spur Private Investment, Raise Public Adoption
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced legislation to engage the private sector and encourage investment in the deployment of broadband, also known as high-speed Internet. “Too many of our communities and small businesses still lack access to broadband infrastructure, and many […]
Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison Statements on the Nomination of Chris Bertram
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison issued the following statements after Christopher P. Bertram was nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation. “Mr. […]