Cantwell Lays Out Reasons Why Urgency for US National Privacy Standard Will Continue to Grow
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and author of the bipartisan American Privacy Rights Act, delivered keynote remarks at Forum Global’s 6th Annual Data Privacy Conference, where she laid out reasons why the need for a federal comprehensive privacy law will continue to grow.
Sen. Cruz Sounds Alarm Over Industry Role in AI Czar Harris’s Censorship Agenda
Letter Questions RAND’s Part in AI EO Drafting, Citing Past Censorship Work and Ties to Major AI Companies Funding Harris’s Campaign WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is questioning the Biden-Harris administration’s collaboration with the RAND Corporation, a think tank with Big Tech ties, citing RAND’s previous involvement in both […]
Sen. Cruz Leads Effort to Jail Eco-Terrorists Who Attack Pipelines
New Penalties for Left-Wing Extremists Who Vandalize, Tampering with, and Disrupt American Energy Supplies WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is leading Senate Commerce Republicans in introducing the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act to protect American energy from attacks, or the threat of attacks, by radical […]
Cantwell Leads Amtrak Board Nomination Hearing, Discusses Rail Safety, On-Time Performance, Western Service Expansion
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing for President Biden’s nominees, David Capozzi, Samuel Lathem, Ronald Batory and Elaine Clegg, to serve as members on the Amtrak Board of Directors.
Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Blast Admin Over Botched Software Project Disrupting Weather Forecasting, Fishery Disaster Aid
Commerce Dept. failures leave key NOAA operations uncertain and unable to track bills WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week led a group of Senate colleagues in demanding answers regarding the implementation of the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) new financial management system, which has disrupted the National Oceanic […]
Sen. Cruz Launches Probe into Biden-Harris’ Security Lapses in Vetting and Screening Illegal Aliens at Airports
One of those illegal aliens was later arrested in Massachusetts for aggravated rape WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding its ineffective management of airport security and vetting of illegal aliens, raising serious concerns about whether DHS and the […]
Cruz Probe Targets NASA & NOAA for Deliberately Fueling Youth “Climate Anxiety”
Taxpayer-funded materials urge youth to join radical climate groups, promote outdated and anti-scientific claims WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week sent letters to the Administrators of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) demanding answers regarding the agencies’ alarmist educational […]
Cantwell Statement on NASA Decision to Return Astronauts on SpaceX Spacecraft
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released this statement regarding NASA’s decision to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft:
GAO Report Underscores Sen. Cruz’s Concerns Over Wasteful Broadband Spending and Hidden Phone Bill Tax
New GAO report finds rising costs and weak FCC oversight WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report requested by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that found the Universal Service Fund (USF) operator is burning through cash with only minimal government oversight of its budget. […]
Cruz Seeks Info on FTC’s Use of Racial Stereotypes to Target U.S. Companies
Letter questions FTC’s use of a fringe, left-wing legal theory and controversial data method to guess individuals’ race for enforcement actions WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is seeking information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following an alarming report that the FTC is suing U.S. companies for millions […]