Republican News

Press Releases 03/2/2018
Statement on Nomination of Patrick Fuchs to the Surface Transportation Board
Press Releases 03/2/2018
Walden, Pallone, Thune and Nelson Announce FCC Reauthorization and Spectrum Agreement
Press Releases 03/2/2018
Thune and Nelson on Senate Contributions to Bicameral FCC Reauthorization and Spectrum Legislation (RAY BAUM’S Act)
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) issued the following statement praising the contributions of Commerce Committee members and other senators to a bipartisan agreement on the House’s RAY BAUM’S Act (H.R. 4986).
Press Releases 03/1/2018
Thune Statement on Equifax Data Breach Announcement
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which summoned the current and previous CEOs of Equifax to testify at a hearing on the company’s 2017 data breach affecting an estimated 145 million individuals, issued the following statement that Equifax has identified an additional 2.4 million U.S. victims.
Press Releases 02/28/2018
Committee Approves Federal Trade Commission Nominations, Sen. Wicker's Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 and four presidential nominations to the Federal Trade Commission, subject to Senate confirmation.
Press Releases 02/22/2018
Committee Announces Hearing to Examine Positive Train Control
Press Releases 02/21/2018
Commerce Announces Markup on February 28
Press Releases 02/13/2018
Thune on Confirmation of Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory, other DOT Nominations
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the confirmation of key Department of Transportation nominees:
Press Releases 02/12/2018
Thune and Nelson Statements on White House Infrastructure Proposal
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which exercises jurisdiction over aviation, railroad, broadband, and other key infrastructure, issued the following statements on the national infrastructure proposal unveiled by the White House today.
Press Releases 02/7/2018
Committee Announces Hearing for FTC Nominees