WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Thomas Wheeler and Michael O’Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): “I am very pleased that the Senate has confirmed both Mr. Wheeler and Mr. O’Rielly today […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s newly adopted rules to combat call completion problems that disproportionately impact rural areas of the country: “This is a welcome action for rural consumers and rural […]
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 Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee “Rebuilding the Nation’s Infrastructure: Leveraging Innovative Financing to Supplement Federal Investment” hearing: Thank you, Chairman Warner and Ranking Member […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, ahead of tomorrow’s start of the 38th session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly, sent a letter opposing the misguided European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to Duane Woerth, Ambassador to the U.S. […]
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 full committee hearing on the nominations of Terrell McSweeny to the Federal Trade Commission and Michael O’Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today reacted to the president’s formal nomination of Michael O’Rielly to serve on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “I first had an opportunity to get to know Mike while he was an analyst at the Republican Policy […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Mark Pryor (D-AR) today introduced the bipartisan Positive Train Control (PTC) Extension Bill. This legislation would extend the statutory deadline for PTC implementation on approximately 60,000 miles […]
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 “Energy Drinks: Exploring Concerns About Marketing to Youth” full committee hearing: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing on the potential health risks associated with energy drink consumption by children and […]
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. As you noted, we have a number of important measures on the agenda today. Chief among them is our bill to strengthen cybersecurity, […]
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 “The Partnership Between NIST and the Private Sector: Improving Cybersecurity” full committee hearing: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing, and for your continued leadership on cybersecurity. You […]