Thune Sets Passenger Rail Safety Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a full committee hearing titled, “Passenger Rail Safety: Accident Prevention and On-Going Efforts to Implement Train Control Technology” on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Following the tragic Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015, this hearing offers an opportunity […]
Thune and Nelson Statement on Deadly Amtrak Derailment
Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson issue joint statement on fatal Amtrack derailment.
Subcommittee to Convene Hearing on Surface Transportation Network
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) will convene the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.
Thune Welcomes Commerce Committee Members for the 114th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today welcomed new and returning Republican members to the committee: “In the 114th Congress, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will work to advance solutions that help create jobs, grow the economy, and improve Americans’ daily lives, […]
Thune Opening Statement at Commerce Hearing on Takata Air Bag Defects
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today released the following opening statement as prepared for the committee’s hearing entitled “Examining Takata Airbag Defects and the Vehicle Recall Process”: “Thank you, Senator Nelson, for serving as chairman at this morning’s hearing to examine the alarming […]
Thune Statement on NHTSA Nomination
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today issued the following statement on the nomination of Dr. Mark R. Rosekind to serve as the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): “After months of calling on the president to nominate an administrator to oversee […]
Thune Nominations Hearing Statement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered the following prepared remarks at today’s hearing to consider nominees to the Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing to consider […]
Commerce Committee Passes Thune, Klobuchar Bill to Address Propane and Heating Fuel Shortages
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today praised the committee’s approval of their legislation to better prepare for propane and heating fuel shortages and regional supply disruptions. A slightly modified version of Thune and Klobuchar’s Reliable Home Heating Act (S. […]
Thune Statement on the Rail Safety Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, submitted for the record the following prepared remarks at today’s “Enhancing our Rail Safety: Current Challenges for Passenger and Freight Rail” Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee hearing: Thank you Senator Blumenthal, and […]
Thune Statement on Commerce Committee Nomination Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered the following prepared remarks at today’s hearing on the nominations of Debra Miller to the Surface Transportation Board, Arun Kumar to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. […]