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June 1, 2016
are legally allowed to sell the vehicles under an existing order by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA all of them must be recalled by the end of 2018 Only two of the four automakers...
May 31, 2016
Newsroom Press Releases Print Thune New GAO Aviation Security Report Underscores Need for House Action on Senate s Security Focused Aviation Bill Critical safety reforms in a bill that passed the Senate 95...U S House of Representatives to take up the bipartisan Federal Aviation Reauthorization FAA Act of 2016 following a new report on aviation security by the Government Accountability Office GAO that highlighted...underscores the need for the House to put the security focused aviation legislation passed by the Senate on the floor for a vote said Thune Critical safety reforms in a bill that passed the Senate 95 3 shouldn...
April 29, 2016
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Senate Thanks Coast Guard Aviators for 100 Years of Service Thune Aviators in the Coast Guard have risked their lives to rescue thousands of people during...a resolution to recognize the 100th anniversary of Coast Guard aviation and honor the aviators who serve in support of the nation s safety and security U S Sen John Thune R S D sponsored the resolution...Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation which has oversight over the Coast Guard Aviators in the Coast Guard have risked their lives to rescue thousands of people during Hurricane Sandy...
April 25, 2016
Senator Deb Fischer R Neb chairman of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Subcommittee will convene a subcommittee field hearing titled Keeping Goods Moving in...Monday May 2 2016 10 00 a m MT 12 00 p m ET Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Subcommittee Field Hearing Plex Room The Harms Advanced Technology Center Western Nebraska...
April 19, 2016
the committee released the following statements on the Senate s bipartisan passage of the Federal Aviation Administration FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016 by a vote of 95 3 The bill was introduced as S 2658...reauthorizes the FAA through fiscal year 2017 and includes provisions to help passengers strengthen aviation security and provide for safer operation of drones The bill now heads to the House of Representatives...recent history said Thune We should not delay action on security enhancements in this bill or public safety benefits from the proper management of drones The FAA bill answers these challenges while providing...
April 13, 2016
U S Sen Deb Fischer R Neb chair of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled The State of the U S Maritime Industry Stakeholder...Details Wednesday April 20 201610 00 a m Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Subcommittee hearing This hearing will take place in Senate Russell Office Building...
April 7, 2016
the Federal Aviation Administration through the end of fiscal year 2017 The amendment offered by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune R S D Ranking Member Bill Nelson D Fla and Aviation subcommittee...smuggling incidents are all examples of why much more needs to be done to reduce insider threats to our aviation system said Nelson If an airport or airline employee can easily smuggle drugs or guns onto a plane...terrorism Many experts believe an ISIS attack on a Russian flight leaving Egypt had help from an aviation employee The amendment includes S 2361 the Airport Security Enhancement and Oversight which enhances...
April 6, 2016
The bill which passed the Commerce Committee last month contains a number of pro consumer and drone safety measures The lawmaker also said today he intends to offer amendments to the bill that would bolster...And the subject matter the FAA aviation is one that we shouldn t dillydally around And indeed some of the very serious consequences that are facing the National Aviation System we take them head on And...and in working together in the fashion that I indicated the bill reflects the broad agreement on aviation We at the same time have refrained from the controversial proposals such as the plan in the House...
April 6, 2016
And the subject matter the FAA aviation is one that we shouldn t dillydally around And indeed some of the very serious consequences that are facing the National Aviation System we take them head on And...and in working together in the fashion that I indicated the bill reflects the broad agreement on aviation We at the same time have refrained from the controversial proposals such as the plan in the House...myself very very clear such a privatization scheme would seriously impact the overall success of our aviation system It would dismantle the long standing partnership between the FAA and the Department of Defense...
April 6, 2016
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Nelson Statement on Report That Basic Safety Measures May Have Prevented Amtrak Crash April 6 2016 U S Sen Bill Nelson D Fla the top Democrat...followed basic safety procedures that could have prevented Sunday s deadly train accident in Pennsylvania It s disturbing that this tragic accident may have been prevented by following basic safety measures...related accidents Federal regulators should also take a look at whether there is a larger pattern of safety lapses at Amtrak The FAST Act which was signed into law in December includes a Commerce Committee...
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