Republican News

February 25, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, entitled “Examining the FY 2016 Budget Requests for the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Transportation.” Two Cabinet-level officials, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the […]

February 23, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold an executive session on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. to consider legislation and nominations. Agenda: 1. H.R. 23, the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015, Sponsor: Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)2. H.R. 34, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research […]

February 21, 2015
Press Release
The West Coast ports dispute has harmed businesses and consumers.
February 20, 2015
Press Release
Statement on the Dept. of Transportation’s decision to fine Takata for failure to fully cooperate with a safety investigation
February 19, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will convene a hearing on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. entitled “U.S. Human Exploration Goals and Commercial Space Competitiveness.” Former NASA astronauts including Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon and the pilot […]

February 19, 2015
Press Release
The hearing will examine the potential benefits and preparedness of non-governmental actors to protect Internet governance functions from attempted interference by foreign governments.
February 19, 2015
Press Release
Congressional Leaders sent a letter to President Obama urging action on the gridlock of goods at 29 West Coast shipping ports.
February 18, 2015
Press Release
According to the NSF inspector general, the agency lacked sufficient cost information to ensure that project construction budgets were a fair and reasonable cost billed to taxpayers.
February 12, 2015
Press Release
Sen. Thune delivered a speech on protecting an open Internet to the “Reboot Congress” technology conference.
February 5, 2015
Press Release
Rubio, Thune, and Nelson introduce S.373, the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act.