Press Releases

Press Releases 10/29/2009
Hearing Summary: Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
Press Releases 10/29/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
Press Releases 10/28/2009
Hearing Summary - Combating Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks
Press Releases 10/28/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Combating Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks
Press Releases 10/28/2009
Rockefeller Statement on Northwest Airline Pilots Incident
Press Releases 10/28/2009
Rockefeller and Lautenberg Introduce Comprehensive Distracted Driving Prevention Bill
Press Releases 10/27/2009
Hearing Summary: Oversight of the Broadband Stimulus Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Press Releases 10/27/2009
Commerce Committee Approves Nominees
Press Releases 10/27/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Oversight of the Broadband Stimulus Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Press Releases 10/22/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Release of Final Augustine Commission Report
Press Releases 10/22/2009
Coast Guard's Increased Authority to Interdict Submarines Smuggling Drugs into the United States Pays Off
Press Releases 10/22/2009
Chairmen Rockefeller and Waxman Statement on FCC Open Internet Rulemaking
Press Releases 10/21/2009
Hearing Summary - The Case for Space: Examining the Value
Press Releases 10/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on The Case for Space: Examining the Value
Press Releases 10/16/2009
Rockefeller Condemns EPA Decision to Begin Veto Process on Spruce Mine Permit in West Virginia
Press Releases 10/15/2009
Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 10/15/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Today's Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 10/15/2009
Rockefeller and Hutchison Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan Public Safety Communications Bill
Press Releases 10/12/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Recent Misleading Health Insurance Industry Report
Press Releases 10/9/2009
Rockefeller Encouraged by NASA Exploration for Water on the Moon
Press Releases 10/7/2009
Hearing Summary - Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004
Press Releases 10/7/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004
Press Releases 10/6/2009
Hearing Summary - A World of Opportunity: Promoting Export Success for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Press Releases 10/6/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on A World of Opportunity: Promoting Export Success for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Press Releases 09/30/2009
Rockefeller: Any Senate Climate Legislation Should Solidify West Virginia and Coal's Future
Press Releases 09/30/2009
Rockefeller and Snowe Continue Fighting for Public-Private Teamwork to Ensure Cybersecurity for All Americans
Press Releases 09/25/2009
Rockefeller Applauds Department of Commerce Plan to Foster Healthy Entrepreneurial Growth and Innovation in the 21st Centruy
Press Releases 09/23/2009
Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 09/23/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Statement on Today's Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 09/22/2009
Rockefeller and Hutchison Introduce Bipartisan Public Safety Communications Bill
Press Releases 09/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Preserving the Open Internet
Press Releases 09/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report
Press Releases 09/16/2009
Hearing Summary: Options from the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee
Press Releases 09/16/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Statement on Options from the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee
Press Releases 09/16/2009
Chairman Rockefeller: Co-ops Are Not An Alternative to a Public Option
Press Releases 09/15/2009
Hearing Summary - Aviation Safety: The Hudson River Midair Collision and the Safety of Air Operations in Congested Space
Press Releases 09/15/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Statement on Aviation Safety: The Hudson River Midair Collision and the Safety of Air Operations in Congested Airspace
Press Releases 09/11/2009
Rockefeller Fights for West Virginia Surface Mining
Press Releases 09/11/2009
President Recognizes Commerce Committee Whistleblower Hearing in Joint Address to Congress
Press Releases 09/11/2009
Rockefeller's Statement for 9/11 Remembrance
Press Releases 09/9/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Senate Passage of the Travel Promotion Act
Press Releases 08/31/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on the Child Safe Viewing Act Report
Press Releases 08/21/2009
Rockefeller Continues Pressing Health Insurance Industry for Answers
Press Releases 08/18/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on NTSB Investigation of NY Midair Collision
Press Releases 08/14/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Requests Information Regarding Airman Certificate Vetting Process
Press Releases 08/7/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds the Senate's Confirmation of Nominees
Press Releases 08/6/2009
Hearing Summary: Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Press Releases 08/6/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.--One of my top priorities as chairman of the Commerce Committee is maintaining our country’s role as the global leader in technological innovation.
Press Releases 08/6/2009
Hearing Summary - Aviation Safety: The Relationship Between Network and Regional Airlines
Press Releases 08/5/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Questions Health Insurance Execs on Harmful "Purging" Practices Used Against Small Businesses Throughout America
Press Releases 08/5/2009
Executive Session: Committee Legislation Summary
Press Releases 08/5/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Today's Executive Session
Press Releases 08/5/2009
Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 08/5/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Today's Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 07/30/2009
Rockefeller, Boxer Applaud Funding for Rail Safety Grants
Press Releases 07/30/2009
Hearing Summary - Climate Services: Solutions from Commerce to Communities
Press Releases 07/30/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Climate Services: Solutions from Commerce to Communities
Press Releases 07/30/2009
Rockefeller Seeks Information on Health Care Co-ops
Press Releases 07/29/2009
Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 07/29/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Today's Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 07/28/2009
Hearing Summary - Weathering the Storm: The Need for a National Hurricane Initiative
Press Releases 07/28/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Weathering the Storm: The Need for a National Hurricane Initiative
Press Releases 07/28/2009
Rockefeller Issues First Subpoena as Chairman of Senate Commerce Committee Demands Critical Answers for Internet Consumers
Press Releases 07/27/2009
Nominees Confirmed
Press Releases 07/24/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds the Senate's Confirmation of FCC Nominees
Press Releases 07/24/2009
Rockefeller Calls for Audit of General Motors and Chrysler Terminations
Press Releases 07/22/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Advertising Trends and Consumer Protection
Press Releases 07/22/2009
Hearing Summary: Rethinking the Children's Television Act for a Digital Media Age
Press Releases 07/21/2009
Rockefeller Applauds Senate Commerce Committee's Approval of FAA Reauthorization Bill
Press Releases 07/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds Senate Commerce Committee's Extension of Critical Highway Programs
Press Releases 07/21/2009
Executive Session Committee Legislation Summary
Press Releases 07/20/2009
Chairman Rockefeller on the 40th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing
Press Releases 07/17/2009
Rockefeller and Hutchison Press DOT on Antitrust Immunity Cases
Press Releases 07/16/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on NASA Nominees Confirmed
Press Releases 07/16/2009
Hearing Summary: Competition in the Health Care Marketplace
Press Releases 07/16/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Competition in the Health Care Marketplace
Press Releases 07/15/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Alarmed by Magnitude of Cyber Attacks
Press Releases 07/14/2009
Hearing Summary-The Economy and Fraud: Protecting Consumers During Downward Economic Times
Press Releases 07/14/2009
Rockefeller, Hutchison, Dorgan, Demint Introduce Bipartisan Aviation Bill
Press Releases 07/13/2009
Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison Statements on the Nomination of Chris Bertram
Press Releases 07/10/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Adds Another Company to His Online "Mystery Charges" Investigation
Press Releases 07/9/2009
Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 07/8/2009
Executive Session Committee Legislation Summary
Press Releases 07/8/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Today's Nominees
Press Releases 06/30/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Calls for Further Investigation into Seafood Inspection Practices
Press Releases 06/29/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Calls for Safe and Secure Disposal of Sensitive Consumer Information
Press Releases 06/26/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Nominees Confirmed
Press Releases 06/24/2009
Hearing Summary: Consumer Choices and Transparency in the Health Insurance Industry
Press Releases 06/24/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Consumer Choices and Transparency in the Health Insurance Industry
Today’s hearing is about protecting consumers so I want to start by talking about a consumer.
Press Releases 06/24/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Releases New Investigative Report Revealing Widespread Deceptive Health Insurance Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) announces the release of an investigative report, “Underpayments to Consumers by the Health Insurance Industry.”
Press Releases 06/24/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Releases Health Insurance Investigative Staff Report
Washington, D.C.—Today, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) announces the release of an investigative staff report, Underpayments to Consumers by the Health Insurance Industry.
Press Releases 06/23/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on "High-Speed Passenger Rail: How Fast Will It Get Here?"
Press Releases 06/22/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Travel Promotion Act
Press Releases 06/22/2009
Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Boxer Request Rail Safety Funding
Press Releases 06/18/2009
Hearing Summary: Freight Transportation In America: Options For Improving The Nation’s Network
Press Releases 06/18/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Freight Transportation in America: Options for Improving the Nation's Network
Press Releases 06/18/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on FCC Nominations
Press Releases 06/18/2009
Commerce Committee Approves Nominees
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds President Obama’s Financial Proposal
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Hearing Summary: The Consumer Wireless Experience
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on the Consumer Wireless Experience
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Introduces Bill To Protect Public Access To Key Information During Emergencies
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks on Aviation Safety: The Role and Responsibility of Commercial Air Carriers and Employees
Press Releases 06/16/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks at the CPSC Nomination Hearing
Press Releases 06/16/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks at FCC Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 06/16/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Receives Requested Responses From GM and Chrysler
Press Releases 06/16/2009
Hearing and Witness List Advisory: The Consumer Wireless Experience
Press Releases 06/12/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds President Obama’s Efforts To Improve The Blue Economy
Press Releases 06/11/2009
Today’s Hearing on the FY 2010 NOAA Budget: Opening Statement – John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman
Press Releases 06/11/2009
Hearing Summary: Aviation Safety: FAA’s Role In The Oversight Of Air Carriers
Press Releases 06/11/2009
Hearing Summary: FY 2010 NOAA Budget Hearing
Press Releases 06/10/2009
Statement For The Record Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV Aviation Subcommittee Hearing on Aviation Safety: FAA’s Oversight of Commercial Air Carriers
Press Releases 06/9/2009
News: Chairman Rockefeller And Senate Commerce Committee Members Release Bipartisan Letters To GM CEO And Chrysler President Demanding Action
Press Releases 06/9/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Blue Economy Hearing
Press Releases 06/5/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement On The Transition To All Digital Programming
Press Releases 06/5/2009
Ride The Wave To Ocean Week On Capitol Hill
Press Releases 06/3/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Statement on GM And Chrysler Dealership Hearing
Press Releases 06/3/2009
Key Quotes from Hearing On Chrysler/GM Bankruptcies
Press Releases 06/1/2009
Commerce Committee Takes Lead On Railroad Legislation
Press Releases 06/1/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Holds Hearing On Chrysler/GM Bankruptcies
Press Releases 05/29/2009
Chairman Rockefeller And Senator Snowe’s Statement On The Obama Administration’s Cybersecurity Review
Press Releases 05/28/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Launches Investigation Into Deceptive Online “Mystery Charges”
Press Releases 05/27/2009
Chairman Rockefeller And Senator Snowe’s Statement On The Obama Administration’s Cybersecurity Review
Press Releases 05/26/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement On President Obama's Nomination Of General Charles Bolden For Administrator Of NASA
Press Releases 05/22/2009
Commerce Chairman Rockefeller: Chrysler Does Not Go Far Enough
Press Releases 05/22/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Leadership Demands Answers from Chrysler and GM on Future of Local Auto Dealers
Press Releases 05/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for NASA Budget Hearing
Press Releases 05/21/2009
Key Quotes from Imported Drywall Hearing
Press Releases 05/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Imported Drywall Hearing
Press Releases 05/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Stands Up For Auto Dealers
Press Releases 05/20/2009
NOAA Makes A Splash On Capitol Hill
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Hails Passage Of The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility And Disclosure Act
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Key Quotes from the Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Calls For Investigation Into FAA and Air Carrier Oversight Of Pilot Training And Fatigue
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement Supporting New Vehicle Emission Standards (CAFE)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama today – for the first time in history – announced a new national policy aimed at both increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas pollution for all new cars and trucks sold in the United States. The new standards, covering model years 2012-2016, and ultimately requiring an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016, are projected to save 1.8 billion barrels of oil over the life of the program with a fuel economy gain averaging more than 5 percent per year and a reduction of approximately 900 million metric tons in greenhouse gas emissions. This would surpass the CAFE law passed by Congress in 2007 which required an average fuel economy of 35 mpg in 2020.
Press Releases 05/14/2009
Chairmen Rockefeller and Dorgan Announce Hearings On Airline Safety
Press Releases 05/14/2009
Chairmen Rockefeller and Lautenberg Introduce National Surface Transportation Policy Bill
Press Releases 05/13/2009
Key Quotes from Reauthorization of the FAA Hearing
Press Releases 05/13/2009
Key Quotes from Tourism in Troubled Times Hearing
Press Releases 05/13/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Reauthorization of the FAA Hearing
Press Releases 05/13/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Tourism in Troubled Times Hearing
Press Releases 05/12/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Reminds Consumers Of The Digital Television Transition (DTV) On June 12, 2009
Press Releases 05/7/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds National Train Day Resolution
Press Releases 05/7/2009
Key Quotes from the Future of Journalism Hearing
Press Releases 05/6/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Statement on Future of Journalism Hearing
Press Releases 05/6/2009
Commerce Committee Broadens Investigation Into Allegations Of Fraud By NASA Contractors
Press Releases 05/6/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement On New CPSC Posts
Press Releases 05/5/2009
Key Quotes from Piracy on the High Seas Hearing
Press Releases 05/5/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Statement on Piracy Hearing
Press Releases 05/4/2009
House and Senate Committees Request Full Review Of Bayer’s Continued Use Of Toxic Chemical
Press Releases 04/29/2009
Rockefeller Cracks Down On Fraud
Press Releases 04/29/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds President Obama’s First 100 Days In Office
Press Releases 04/28/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Statement on The Future of National Surface Transportation Policy
Press Releases 04/28/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision on Indecency Standards
Press Releases 04/27/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds New Members Of President’s Science And Technology Advisory Council
Press Releases 04/24/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement On FAA Bird Strike Data Release
Press Releases 04/24/2009
Rockefeller Introduced Legislation Calling For Universal Adoption Of Electronic Health Records
Press Releases 04/23/2009
Rockefeller Statement on Nominees Voted Out Of Commerce Committee
Press Releases 04/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement On Commerce Committee Nominees
Press Releases 04/21/2009
Statement by Senator Rockefeller Before The House Committee On Energy And Commerce, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations
Press Releases 04/17/2009
Hearing Postponed: Reform of the Federal Communications Commission
Press Releases 04/16/2009
Senate Commerce Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement on the Obama Administration’s Suppport for High Speed Rail Development
Press Releases 04/8/2009
SENATE COMMERCE CHAIRMAN ROCKEFELLER’S STATEMENT ON U.S. FLAGGED CARGO VESSEL MAERSK ALABAMA SEIZED BY PIRATES OFF COAST OF SOMALIA
Press Releases 04/3/2009
SENATOR ROCKEFELLER URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION ON BAYER CHEMICAL EXPLOSION
Press Releases 04/3/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Requests Information from Eighteen Health Insurance Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has held two full committee hearings on Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices – Are Consumers Getting What They Paid For? Rockefeller sent letters late yesterday to 18 different health insurance companies asking them what data they use to determine reimbursement rates as part of a continuing investigation into health insurance premiums.
Press Releases 04/2/2009
COMMERCE CHAIRMAN ROCKEFELLER’S STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF NASA INSPECTOR GENERAL ROBERT COBB
Press Releases 04/1/2009
Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Snowe Introduce Comprehensive Cybersecurity Legislation
Press Releases 04/1/2009
Bill Would Federalize Cybersecurity- Senate Proposal Would Affect Even Some Private Networks
Press Releases 04/1/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Sends Letter to Inspector General After Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices Hearing
Press Releases 03/31/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Part II of Deceptive Health Insurance Hearing
Press Releases 03/31/2009
Irate Lawmakers Vow To Press Health Insurers On Reimbursement
Press Releases 03/31/2009
Senator Puts UnitedHealth Execs on Payments Hot Seat
Press Releases 03/31/2009
Senator Investigates Health Insurers’ Out-of-Network Rate Practices
Press Releases 03/30/2009
Hearing Announcement- Part II: Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices
Press Releases 03/27/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement on Increasing Fuel Economy Standards
Press Releases 03/26/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks on Deceptive Health Insurance Hearing
Good Morning. Today’s hearing is the first of two hearings we are holding to look at a deceptive payment practice that the health insurance industry has gotten away with for the last decade, maybe even longer.
Press Releases 03/26/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Holds First Oversight and Investigations Hearing on Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Policies
Press Releases 03/25/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Statement on FAA Reauthorization
Press Releases 03/25/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Statement on Confirmation Of Gary Locke As 36th U.S. Secretary Of Commerce
Press Releases 03/20/2009
Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices – Are Consumers Getting What They Paid For?
Press Releases 03/19/2009
Rockefeller Statement on NOAA And OSTP Nominees Confirmed
Press Releases 03/19/2009
Rockefeller Statement on Governor Gary Locke to be The Next U.S Secretary of Commerce
Press Releases 03/13/2009
Hearing on the Nomination of Governor Gary Locke to be U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Press Releases 03/11/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison Announce New Subcommittee Members
Press Releases 03/9/2009
Hearing Announcement: Cybersecurity – Assessing Our Vulnerabilities and Developing An Effective Defense
Press Releases 03/9/2009
Rockefeller Launches NASA Investigation-- Demands Answers For Taxpayers
Press Releases 03/9/2009
Hearing Announcement:Climate Science – Empowering Our Response to Climate Change
Press Releases 03/9/2009
Hearing Announcement: FAA Reauthorization – NextGen And The Benefits of Modernization
Press Releases 02/23/2009
Hearing Announcement: Consumer Protection and The Credit Crisis
Press Releases 02/17/2009
Senator Rockefeller Issues Consumer Protection Guide in Advance of West Virginia's Digital Television Transition
Press Releases 02/13/2009
Rockefeller Statement on Tragic Plane Crash
Press Releases 02/12/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison Announce New Subcommittees
Press Releases 02/12/2009
Senate Commerce Chairman Rockefeller Announces New Committee Rules
Press Releases 02/6/2009
Senate Commerce Committe to Hold Executive Session on Committee Rules
Press Releases 02/6/2009
NOAA and OSTP Nominees to Appear Before Senate Commerce Committee
Press Releases 01/28/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Rockefeller Deeply Disappointed by House Republican Block of DTV Delay Bill
Press Releases 01/26/2009
Rockefeller DTV Delay Bill Passes Senate
Press Releases 01/22/2009
Rockefeller Congratulates Rep. LaHood on His Confirmation as Department of Transportation Secretary
Press Releases 01/22/2009
Rockefeller Announces Compromise on DTV Delay Bill