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March 16, 2018
March 16 2018 WASHINGTON In an effort to get to the bottom of who was responsible for overseeing the safety of Florida International University s collapsed pedestrian bridge Florida Sen Bill Nelson the ranking...Department of Transportation DOT to turn over all records related to the engineering design construction safety and inspection of the project In light of the fact that there were multiple agencies and companies...other entities took to review the project s engineering design construction safety and inspection and to explain what safety requirements were necessary for conducting testing and ongoing construction...
February 12, 2018
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...held hearings on infrastructure and workforce development needs including surface transportation aviation and broadband deployment Beginning in March the Commerce Committee will convene hearings to help...
January 30, 2018
before the Senate Commerce Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee on this matter and on athlete safety issues Earlier today Sens Thune and Nelson appeared at a press conference with Sen Dianne Feinstein...
January 19, 2018
Guard Subcommittee The subcommittee and ranker assignments are as follows changes in red Aviation Operations Safety and Security 1 Ranking Maria Cantwell Wash 2 Amy Klobuchar Minn 3 Richard Blumenthal Conn...IL 10 Maggie Hassan NH 11 Catherine Cortez Masto NV 12 Jon Tester MT Consumer Protection Product Safety Insurance and Data Security 1 Ranking Richard Blumenthal Conn 2 Amy Klobuchar Minn 3 Edward J Markey...Mich 5 Tammy Baldwin WI 6 Maggie Hassan NH Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security 1 Ranking Gary Peters Mich 2 Maria Cantwell Wash 3 Amy Klobuchar Minn 4 Richard Blumenthal...
January 8, 2018
Transportation and increase outreach education and reporting efforts at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Sen Thune is the lead sponsor of S 1532 and Sen Klobuchar is the lead sponsor of S...
December 7, 2017
Bipartisan NTSB Reauthorization Aims to Modernize and Enhance Transparency The National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act authorizes the investigative agency through 2023 December 7 2017 WASHINGTON...night introduced S 2202 the National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act The legislation reauthorizes the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB at an average level of 113 4 million through...through fiscal year 2023 and offers several key reforms to modernize and improve transparency in the safety agency s investigations recommendations and board member discussions After tragic accidents we ask...
November 14, 2017
Commerce Committee on athlete safety issues Sexual abuse is one of the most heinous crimes and our legislation will finally ensure that adults who are responsible for the safety of millions of young athletes...sports For too long the system governing gymnastics has turned a blind eye to the egregious lack of safety and systematic abuse of our young athletes said Dominique Moceanu U S Olympic Gold Medalist This...by forward thinking legislators is a huge step in the right direction and provides a new level of safety our young athletes had not received previously It has been an honor to stand alongside the courageous...
November 2, 2017
the Senate I know how important it is for our first responders law enforcement officers and public safety leaders to be able to communicate seamlessly during times of crisis said Klobuchar Our legislation...
September 27, 2017
Releases Print Nelson and Carper to EPA CPSC Heads Stop Trying to Derail Life Saving Portable Generator Safety Rule September 27 2017 WASHINGTON The ranking Democrats on the Senate s Commerce and Environment...s top environmental and consumer protection officials to stop attempts to derail a key generator safety rule The lawmakers demand comes in the wake of at least 12 Hurricane Irma related deaths caused by...In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator EPA Scott Pruitt and Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Acting Chairwoman Anne Marie Buerkle the lawmakers pressed the agency heads to explain...
July 20, 2017
the flying public the protections they were promised in last year s FAA extension The FAA Extension Safety and Security Act which passed Congress and was signed into law in July 2016 gave the Department of...2017 implementing two critical aviation consumer protections contained in last year s Federal Aviation Administration FAA extension As you know the FAA Extension Safety and Security Act of 2016 passed...control function that appear to be taking away resources from statutory mandates like these important aviation consumer protection requirements I urge you to act now to give the flying public the protections...
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