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July 5, 2019
time of unprecedented challenges involving aviation safety we also need to be absolutely certain that the person chosen to lead the FAA has a clean record on safety and the ability to help restore the public...information brought to our committee in recent weeks calls into question the safety culture that existed under Mr Dickson that allowed a safety whistleblower to be retaliated against The nominee s lack of candor...has been flying for 40 years First Officer Petitt told me she repeatedly raised concerns about the safety culture at Delta to a number of executives including Mr Dickson Instead of being celebrated for her...
June 26, 2019
transportation and safety U S Senator Maria Cantwell D WA the Ranking Member of the committee pushed officials from Amtrak and the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB to make safety a top priority We...Cantwell said at the hearing To improve rail safety throughout the country Cantwell emphasized the importance of implementing Positive Train Control PTC a safety technology that according to the NTSB could...derailment near DuPont WA and addressing freight rail congestion through infrastructure investment Safety must remain a top priority Cantwell said We need to continue to make sure that we are having situational...
June 20, 2019
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Ranking Member Cantwell to Consumer Product Safety Commission Protect Our Families from Dangerous Products June 20 2019 Today the Senate Commerce Subcommittee...Protection hosted all five commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC for an oversight hearing The Consumer Product Safety Commission is a small federal agency with a huge mission It is...ve seen a pattern with this commission where it has deferred to the industry on critical product safety matters instead of being more aggressive In April Ranking Member Cantwell wrote to Acting Chairman...
June 20, 2019
Print Cantwell Colleagues Press Uber Lyft for Information over Continued Use of Vehicles with Open Safety Recalls June 20 2019 U S Senator Maria Cantwell Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce...the continued use of vehicles with open safety recalls We write to express concern regarding the use of vehicles registered to Uber and Lyft drivers with open safety recalls the senators wrote To offer clarity...information on your companies vehicle safety and inspection requirements as well as what steps you will take to inform passengers of vehicle recalls and improve your safety procedures Approximately 36 of Americans...
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
Cruz R Texas 14 Nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle of New York to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC 15 Nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle of New York to be Commissioner of the CPSC for...12 20 Nomination of Heidi R King of California to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Roll call vote 14 12 21 Nomination of Barry Lee Myers of Pennsylvania to be Under...
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