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Press Releases 06/9/2016
Coast Guard Commandant to Testify on Drug and Migrant Smuggling
The commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Paul Zukunft, will testify on the Coast Guard’s statutory missions including the current interdiction efforts that often intersect with organized transnational smugglers.
Press Releases 06/2/2016
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to Testify Before Commerce Committee
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will testify on implementation of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, a bipartisan five-year reauthorization of surface transportation agencies and programs signed into law in December.
Press Releases 05/31/2016
Thune: New GAO Aviation Security Report Underscores Need for House Action on Senate’s Security Focused Aviation Bill
“Critical safety reforms, in a bill that passed the Senate 95-3, shouldn’t face substantial delays over provisions that do not have enough support to become law this year.”
Press Releases 05/23/2016
Thune Statement on Facebook Response to Questions About “Trending Topics” Bias Allegations
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) released a statement regarding Facebook Inc.’s response to his letter sent following a report of Facebook employees excluding news stories on conservative political topics from its highly visible “Trending Topics” section while favoring liberal topics.
Press Releases 05/18/2016
Hearing to Examine IANA Transition to Global Multistakeholder Community
The hearing will examine the proposed transition of oversight of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), a department of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that allocates Internet IP addresses and domain names, to the global multistakeholder community.
Press Releases 05/18/2016
Subcommittee Hearing to Examine Improvements in Hurricane Forecasting
The subcommittee hearing will examine the National Hurricane Center's two new tools for the upcoming hurricane season: storm surge watches and warnings and maps of potential storm surges.
Press Releases 05/12/2016
Hearing to Examine Effects of 25-Year-Old Robocall Law on Modern Consumers and Businesses
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will convene a full committee hearing titled “The Telephone Consumer Protection Act at 25: Effects on Consumers and Business” on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
Press Releases 05/11/2016
NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN, Gizmodo, and Others Cover Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune’s Letter to Facebook on “Trending Topics” Bias Allegations
“Consumers have rights and we want to make sure that we’re protecting consumers’ rights and that businesses aren’t, in fact, engaging in any kind of deceptive practice.” Sen. John Thune
Press Releases 05/10/2016
Thune Seeks Answers from Facebook on Political Manipulation Allegations
U.S. Senator John Thune, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today asked Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions following reports that company employees actively suppressed news stories on topics of interest to politically conservative users of the social media platform.
Press Releases 05/10/2016
Thune and Gardner Question Excessive Consulting Fees Draining Rural Health Care Telecommunications Funds
“[W]e wish to express our concern that rate-payer dollars dedicated to programs under USAC’s stewardship, such as the Rural Health Care program, are going toward unnecessary or excessive consulting fees rather than their intended purpose – helping rural health care providers gain access to essential telecommunications and broadband services."