Former State Judge and AG Sides with Sen. Cruz on Bud Light’s Controversial Dylan Mulvaney Campaign
Beer industry ad board issues ruling — only lawyer on board agrees that Mulvaney selection violated industry code against marketing to the under-aged WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today applauded an opinion from Paul Summers—a former state appeals court judge and attorney general of Tennessee—who found that Bud Light’s sponsorship of […]
Cantwell Calls for IG Probe Into Previously Withheld Reports of Sexual Assault During Coast Guard Oversight Hearing
During today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee oversight hearing on the United States Coast Guard budget, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee, expressed her anger over the lack of action, accountability and transparency by Coast Guard leadership regarding revelations of a secret investigation into decades of sexual assault allegations at the Coast Guard Academy and called for an Inspector General (IG) investigation to bring transparency to these reports.
At Coast Guard Hearing, Sen. Cruz Addresses Coast Guard’s Unacceptable Response to Sexual Assault Reports, Importance of Branch’s Role In Protecting Our Nation
Highlights Past Bipartisan Efforts to Address Sexual Assault in the Military WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) expressed his deep concerns about disturbing reports of past sexual assaults at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and highlighted his bipartisan work to address […]
Cruz-Manchin Language To Protect Gas Stoves From Possible Biden Admin Ban Included in FY 24 Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.Va), announced that they had secured a bipartisan amendment to prevent the Biden administration from banning gas stoves in households across America in the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government […]
Senate Commerce Committee Approves FCC, NTSB Nominations, Sending Nominations to the Senate Floor
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved nominations for 3 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioners, the FCC Inspector General, a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board and Coast Guard promotions.
Cantwell Delivers Opening Statement at FCC Nominations Markup
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered the following opening statement at today’s executive session to consider the nominations of Anna Gomez, Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr to be Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioners, Fara Damelin to be the FCC Inspector General, Alvin Brown to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board and Coast Guard promotions. The Committee held the FCC nominations hearing on June 22 and the NTSB nominations hearing on June 21.
Sen. Cruz: The FCC Is Too Important an Agency To Be Led by Individuals With an Appetite for Regulatory Overreach and Lukewarm Commitments To Procedural Fairness
Casts Vote Against Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks, Supports Brendan Carr, Fara Damelin, and Alvin Brown WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s committee hearing to vote on nominations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) voiced opposition to Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks to serve as FCC commissioners, noting that Gomez had […]
Sen. Cruz: The American People Have a Right To Know if Their Air Fryer Is Spying on Them
Requests Unanimous Consent to Pass Bipartisan Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act, Receives Objection from Sen. Paul WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today took to the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent to pass his Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) […]
Space Industry, Education & Workforce Partners Gather for Washington State Space Summit with Sen. Cantwell and NASA Administrator
This week, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, brought NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, regional aerospace industry leaders, STEM education leaders and students together for a Washington State Space Summit, held at Blue Origin HQ in Kent, Wash.
Cantwell, Baldwin Want More Answers, Accountability From Coast Guard Following Disclosure of “Operation Fouled Anchor” and Decades-Long, Hidden Reports of Sexual Assault
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing, which oversees the Coast Guard, sent a letter to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Linda Fagan, seeking answers and accountability for the mishandling of a previously undisclosed, years-long investigation into sexual assault allegations in connection to the Coast Guard Academy. The Committee learned of these reports that had previously been withheld from Congress and the public through its routine oversight role during a briefing from the Coast Guard.