Revenge Porn Victims, Experts Share Powerful Testimony During Hearing in Dallas
Victims advocate for Congress to pass Sen. Cruz’s TAKE IT DOWN Act to force websites to remove explicit images and make publishing such images a federal crime WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday held a field hearing in Dallas, Texas titled, “Take It Down: Ending Big Tech’s Complicity […]
Sen. Cruz: Federal Fix Needed for Victims of Revenge and Deepfake Pornography
In opening remarks at Commerce field hearing, Cruz discusses bipartisan, first-of-its-kind TAKE IT DOWN Act DALLAS, TX –In his opening statement at today’s field hearing titled “Take It Down: Ending Big Tech’s Complicity In Revenge Porn,” Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted the need for a federal solution to address the scourge […]
Following NTSB East Palestine Meeting, Cantwell Renews Calls for Congress to Pass Bipartisan Rail Legislation
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, renewed her calls for Congress to pass the bipartisan Railway Safety Act following today’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) public hearing in East Palestine, Ohio, on its investigation into the cause of last year’s disastrous train derailment.
Sen. Cruz Asks Hatch Act Special Counsel to Investigate Biden’s Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Signs
Committee Probe Uncovers Admin Deliberately Hired Campaign Design Firm for Public Works Signage WASHINTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is requesting the U.S. Office of Special Counsel investigate the Biden administration’s requirement that states, localities, and even nonprofits seeking federal infrastructure grants display signs designed by the Biden campaign. […]
Ahead of Summer Olympic Games, Senate Commerce Presses World Anti-Doping Agency on Chinese Swimmers’ Doping Scandal
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees sports, and Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter today to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Ba?ka regarding a report that the agency allowed Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Ahead of Summer Olympic Games, Senate Commerce Presses World Anti-Doping Agency on Chinese Swimmers’ Doping Scandal
Senators’ letter follows NYT investigation that exposed how WADA allowed Chinese swimmers to compete during Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for banned drugs, Team USA to compete against same swimmers in Paris WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today sent a letter today to […]
On Senate Floor, Cantwell Calls on Colleagues to Regulate Prescription Drug Middlemen
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, called on her colleagues to pass her bipartisan legislation with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act, which would hold middlemen in the prescription drug market accountable for deceptive and unfair practices that drive up drug costs for consumers and force pharmacies out of business.
On the Senate Floor, Cantwell Calls for Bipartisanship on Widely Supported Spectrum Legislation, Continuation of Affordable Connectivity Program
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, took to the Senate floor today to call for the end of efforts by some Republicans to block Committee progress on the Spectrum and National Security Act, including $7 billion to continue funding the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which helps provide affordable internet for more than 23 million American households.
Sen. Cruz Leads Colleagues in Unveiling Landmark Bill to Protect Victims of Deepfake Revenge Porn
Bipartisan legislation would require social media sites to take down such explicit imagery and make publishing it a federal crime WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act to protect and […]
Cantwell Presses FAA on Plans to Strengthen Aviation Manufacturing Oversight
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, during today’s hearing pressed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker on how he plans to strengthen the agency’s safety oversight at Boeing and other aviation manufacturers, after a series of accidents and failed audits.