During Natl Aviation Week, Cantwell Champions Sustainable Aviation Projects to Make Flying Greener and Cleaner
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, announced on Friday the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuel (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emission Aviation Technology (FAST-Tech) program awarded $291 million across 36 projects, including $36 million for projects in the State of Washington, to invest in building sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) supply chains and low-emission aviation technologies.
Sen. Cruz Convinces FCC to Reverse Course on Unaccountable Plan to Rubber-Stamp Soros Takeover
Full commission to vote on George Soros’s purchase of Audacy’s nationwide radio network, broadcasting licenses WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to reverse course and honor Sen. Cruz’s request that the Soros Fund Management takeover of Audacy be thoroughly […]
Sen. Cruz Leads Probe into Park Service Failures With Pro-Hamas Riot at Union Station
Letter requests body-camera footage, after-action reports, and measures to prevent future violence, vandalism WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is demanding answers from the director of National Park Service (NPS) regarding the Biden-Harris administration’s failure to deploy adequate resources to prevent the pro-Hamas riot at Union Station last month. […]
Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on VP Harris’ Broadband Boondoggle
Instead of connecting Americans, Internet Czar Harris and admin created billion-dollar slush fund to saddle BEAD with left-wing agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is demanding answers about a nearly billion-dollar administrative slush fund that the Biden-Harris administration took from a program meant to help connect Americans to […]
Cantwell Celebrates Second Anniversary of CHIPS & Science Act
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and chief architect of the CHIPS & Science Act, today celebrated the two-year anniversary of the law designed to invest in vital, cutting-edge research, bolster the nation’s tech leadership and spur American innovation everywhere from big cities to small towns.
Sen. Cruz to FCC: Reject Rosenworcel’s Unaccountable Plan to Rubber-Stamp Soros Takeover of Audacy
Letter follows refusal by Dem FCC Commissioners to abide by commitments made in sworn testimony to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent letters to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioners Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington in the wake of their Democrat colleagues’ refusal to abide by their […]
Biden-Harris Admin Defunds National Security Program For Woke Liberal Initiatives
Sen. Cruz demands answers on DOT diverting money from undersea cable protections to DEI program WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to Maritime Administration (MARAD) Rear Adm. Ann Phillips, demanding answers on why the Biden-Harris administration chose to defund the Cable Security Fleet (CSF) program while […]
Cantwell, Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Review and Strengthen Safety Management Systems at FAA
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Chair of the Aviation Safety Subcommittee, yesterday introduced the FAA SMS Compliance Review Act of 2024 to improve the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) safety oversight by ensuring the agency’s Safety Management System (SMS) is comprehensive, robust and effective to identify and address aviation safety issues.
Cruz Welcomes Govt. Funding Bill Provision Aimed at Holding Olympic Group Accountable for Chinese Swimmer Doping Scandal
Approps language comes on heels of Cruz-Cantwell probe into World Anti-Doping Agency WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement about the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act. The FSGG bill includes a provision that Sen. Cruz had […]
Cantwell, Democrats Secure $7 Billion for Affordable Connectivity Program Over GOP Opposition
Democratic members overcame Republican opposition to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), passing an amendment to secure $7 billion to continue the program, which had provided access to affordable internet for more than 23 million American households.