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September 8, 2011
Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Honors First Responders Asks for Solidarity on Public Safety Bill September 8 2011 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today submitted the following...date approaching I think that it is imperative that we honor the tremendous bravery of our public safety officials Every day they are on the front lines in one of our nation s most pressing battles protecting...to needless dangers Right now it s unimaginable but we re not doing that When it comes to public safety communications these everyday heroes don t have the networks they need and depend on Too often first...
August 31, 2011
details nine major unfinished recommendations of the 9 11 Commission including the need for public safety spectrum and interoperability The report is a wake up call for everyone reflecting on the 10th anniversary...
August 29, 2011
services such as text messaging and emails Rockefeller and Hutchison have been pushing to enact public safety spectrum legislation that would create the nation s first interoperable broadband communications...
August 15, 2011
accompanies a new FTC publication entitled Living Life Online that educates kids about their online safety As I have made clear at a number of online privacy hearings held by this Committee consumers may...purposes Rockefeller said We must be particularly vigilant when it comes to protecting the privacy and safety of our children Congress passed COPPA over a decade ago precisely to prohibit the type of information...
August 9, 2011
back on the job after the Senate resolved the impasse over the latest extension for the Federal Aviation Administration FAA With the latest FAA extension set to expire on September 16 I am writing to urge...
August 4, 2011
the following statement today The Senate reached a resolution today because we need to allow FAA safety workers to get back on the job and the American economy needs thousands of construction workers building...building airports House Republicans made it clear they would continue to hold the entire aviation system hostage I deplore those tactics but ultimately the stakes for real people are too high It s clear...
August 2, 2011
politics over people the House Republicans insistence on attaching anti worker provisions to an aviation bill has brought about a terrible stalemate that is hurting the economy The House brought about...larger goal undermining worker rights Now the victims of that GOP ploy are the passengers airport safety and construction projects 4 000 furloughed workers and more than 70 000 construction jobs around...
August 1, 2011
today went to the Senate floor to request unanimous consent that a clean extension of the Federal Aviation System FAA be passed After Republicans objected Rockefeller expressed disappointment and frustration...allowed nearly 4 000 hard working FAA employees to be furloughed halted hundreds of critical airport safety capacity and air traffic control projects suspended payments to hundreds of small businesses dependent...thousands of workers were employed and forgone more than 250 million in aviation tax revenue that is critical to supporting our aviation system Shortly I will seek unanimous consent to pass a clean extension...
August 1, 2011
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller More Committed Than Ever to Public Safety Network Plan August 1 2011 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV issued the following...the Federal Communications Commission to conduct voluntary incentive auctions and create a public safety communications network for first responders were dropped from a final debt relief deal I am disappointed...signed into law https www commerce senate gov 2011 8 rockefeller more committed than ever to public safety network plan Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower...
July 29, 2011
Act to Strengthen Highway Safety July 29 2011 WASHINGTON D C U S Senators Mark Pryor D Ark and John D Jay Rockefeller IV D W Va today introduced legislation to improve the safety of drivers and their passengers...also titled the Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 reauthorizes highway and vehicle safety programs under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA This agency is charged...with ensuring compliance with safety standards investigating safety defects and working with automakers on recalls Additionally its highway safety mission consists of safety and research programs designed...
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