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June 12, 2019
effectiveness of U S weather satellites and harming forecasts and predictions relied on to protect safety property and national security At a House Science Subcommittee hearing in May Acting National Oceanic...U S Navy memo which concluded that reducing the accuracy of weather forecasts could threaten the safety of aircraft and naval vessels and reduce military awareness of battlefield conditions The date and...
May 21, 2019
Commerce Science and Transportation issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB voted to approve its final report on the investigation into the 2017 Amtrak derailment...passenger rail safety Positive Train Control should have prevented this accident Congress should work to make sure PTC is implemented as soon as possible But until it is implemented we need safety and situational...rail safety in the United States In 2018 Cantwell called for a comprehensive update from the Federal Railroad Administration on the nationwide implementation of Positive Train Control PTC safety technology...
May 14, 2019
the effectiveness of U S weather satellites and harm forecasts and predictions relied on to protect safety property and national security The two senators urged the Trump administration not to allow wireless...internal U S Navy memo that concluded that reducing the accuracy of weather forecasts could threaten the safety of aircraft and naval vessels and reduce military awareness of battlefield conditions Millions of...extreme weather events The U S military and our aviation maritime and numerous other industries rely on accurate forecasting information every day to ensure safety and make crucial decisions Senator Cantwell...
April 10, 2019
Pipeline Safety Rules April 10 2019 Only months before the 20th anniversary of the Olympic Pipeline explosion in Bellingham that killed three young people and led to landmark pipeline safety reforms U...Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee today called for implementation of more stringent federal safety rules This June will mark the 20th anniversary of the Olympic Pipeline explosion in Bellingham A...Commerce Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety In response Congress has passed more stringent pipeline safety and yet there is more that can be done Cantwell pressed Howard Skip...
April 8, 2019
member of the Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee today asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC for documents related to their work on BOB jogging strollers Last week the Washington...last week indicating that you are using your position as Acting Chairman of the U S Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC to restrict Commission staff and fellow Commissioners from investigating and taking...initiate efforts for a recall the article notes that you refused staff requests to force Britax Child Safety maker of the BOB jogging stroller to negotiate a corrective action This follows on the heels of other...
April 3, 2019
hazards to update the nation s topographical maps and to inform a myriad of uses including public safety national security planning infrastructure transportation agriculture and natural resource management...
March 27, 2019
Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Delivers Remarks at Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on Aviation Safety March 27 2019 Today U S Senator Maria Cantwell D WA ranking member of the Senate Commerce Science...remarks before a hearing of the Committee s subcommittee on Aviation and Space titled The State of Airline Safety Federal Oversight of Commercial Aviation Senator Cantwell Thank you Mr Chairman And thank you...you for holding this important hearing today to discuss the paramount issue of aviation safety here in the United States and around the world I thank the witnesses for being here and their insights today...
February 14, 2019
statement today in response to the U S Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration s PHMSA release of new rules requiring railroads to develop comprehensive oil spill...that have not been addressed Senator Cantwell has been a constant voice in increasing tanker car safety and reducing volatility of crude oil that passes through communities in Washington state and throughout...
November 14, 2018
enter into less costly multi year contracts for purchasing future National Security Cutters Improve safety and flexibility for recreational boaters by promoting the installation of engine cut off switches...
October 17, 2018
filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA involving non collision related fires in Kia and Hyundai vehicles The Center for Auto Safety reported last week that 103 fire complaints...
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