Cruz Calls Hearing on Future of Space Under New Administration
The hearing will focus on the importance of ensuring consistency in policy to best leverage investments made in human space exploration. The hearing will also explore questions facing the agency related to the upcoming presidential transition.
Commerce Committee Approves Gardner-Peters Bill to Keep America Competitive
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today approved the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, legislation introduced by Senator Cory Gardner along with Senator Gary Peters, leaders of the Committee’s innovation and competitiveness working group on federal science and technology research policies.
Senate Science and Technology Leaders Introduce the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
The bipartisan bill maximizes basic research by reducing administrative burdens for researchers, enhancing agency oversight, improving research dissemination, and reforming federal science agencies to increase the impact of taxpayer-funded research.
Commerce Announces Hearing on Future of Science and Technology Policy
Witnesses have been asked to testify about ways to improve the roles of the federal government, private sector, and academia in science and technology research and development, STEM education and workforce, and the application of research and development to commercial uses.
Cruz Calls Subcommittee Hearing on Climate Change
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will convene a hearing titled “Data or Dogma? Promoting Open Inquiry in the Debate over the Magnitude of Human Impact on Earth’s Climate.”
Witnesses to Testify on Unlocking the Cures for America’s Most Deadly Diseases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will hold a hearing entitled “Unlocking the Cures for America’s Most Deadly Diseases” on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will focus on incentivizing cure development for the most deadly diseases. In recent years, U.S. biomedical […]
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 Executive Session Opening Statement
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 Executive Session: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, we will consider a number of important measures today. Understandably, much of the attention has been on the advanced manufacturing and forensic science […]
Thune Statement on America COMPETES
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 “America COMPETES: Science and the U.S. Economy” hearing: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing today to evaluate scientific research and development and STEM education initiatives under the […]
Thune Forensics Hearing Opening Statement
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 “From the Lab Bench to the Courtroom: Advancing the Science and Standards of Forensics” hearing: Thank you, Chairman Rockefeller, for holding this hearing to examine the state of […]