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January 20, 2011
in the highway rail pipeline and maritime sectors o Making necessary investments in our nation s aviation infrastructure and air service development and o Broadband deployment and Universal Service Fund...HOMELAND SECURITY Enacting comprehensive cybersecurity legislation Ensuring the necessary public safety communications resources for our nation s first responders Reinforcing constructive advancements...and improving security in all modes of transportation Improving security of our cargo and general aviation traffic Securing our ports and the transportation of chemicals Increasing the Coast Guard s response...
January 14, 2011
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller and Lautenberg Statements on Rail Safety Technology Report January 14 2011 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator John D Jay Rockefeller IV D W Va Chairman...Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security today responded to the Government Accountability Office GAO s report on rail safety technology The report assesses the Federal Railroad...designed to prevent accidents and evaluates the benefits and challenges of implementing other rail safety technologies The GAO report was requested by Chairman Rockefeller and Senators Frank Lautenberg Kay...
December 17, 2010
Frank R Lautenberg D NJ Chairman of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Subcommittee issued the following statements in response to the Department of Transportation...buses Statement of Chairman Rockefeller Distracted driving is a growing epidemic that threatens the safety and health of everyone who drives on our nation s roads That danger is compounded when heavy trucks...injuries that occur on our highways each year I encourage Secretary LaHood and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne Ferro to move swiftly and complete this rulemaking Statement of Subcommittee Chairman...
December 2, 2010
Summary International Aviation Screening Standards December 2 2010 WASHINGTON D C The U S Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation held an Aviation Operations Safety and Security Subcommittee...Subcommittee hearing today on international aviation screening standards Witness List Panel I The Honorable David Heyman Assistant Secretary for Policy U S Department of Homeland Security Ms Vicki Reeder TSA...recent threats to U S travelers have originated from aviation systems abroad We must take appropriate action to close any aviation security loopholes Aviation is global A security breach in one location affects...
December 2, 2010
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on International Aviation Screening Standards December 2 2010 WASHINGTON D C Before we begin I d like to acknowledge that...importance of aviation security Significant steps have been taken to strengthen our air transportation security network in the United States But recent threats to U S travelers have originated from aviation systems...systems abroad We must take appropriate action to close any aviation security loopholes Aviation is global A security breach in one location affects us all We need to improve cooperation with our foreign...
December 2, 2010
Product Safety Commission Product Safety in the Holiday Season December 2 2010 WASHINGTON D C The U S Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation held a Consumer Protection Product Safety and Insurance...Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Product Safety in the Holiday Season Witness List Panel I The Honorable Inez Tenenbaum Chairman Consumer Product Safety Commission The Honorable Anne Northup...Northup Commissioner Consumer Product Safety Commission Panel II Dr H Garry Gardner FAAP Chair Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention American Academy of Pediatrics Mr Steve Lamar Executive...
December 2, 2010
Consumer Product Safety Commission Product Safety in the Holiday Season December 2 2010 WASHINGTON D C Thank you Senator Pryor for holding this hearing I know that consumer product safety is a subject matter...people owe you a debt of gratitude for all of the work you ve done on this issue Consumer product safety is an issue I also care deeply about Let me share these two stories on April 12 2005 Nicola Johns...making sure that mothers and fathers do not have to worry about the safety of the products they buy for their kids The Consumer Product Safety Commission s CPSC mission is to prevent as many consumer product...
December 2, 2010
YouTube Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Product Safety in the Holiday Season December 2 2010 10 00 AM Russell Senate Office Building 253 WASHINGTON...the following Consumer Protection Product Safety and Insurance Subcommittee hearing titled Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Product Safety in the Holiday Season Individuals with disabilities...consumer product safety is a subject matter near and dear to your heart and the American people owe you a debt of gratitude for all of the work you ve done on this issue Consumer product safety is an issue...
November 18, 2010
IV and Byron Dorgan Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security are pushing their colleagues to pass the Federal Aviation Administration FAA Reauthorization in the lame duck...This bill will improve the safety of our skies modernize our air traffic control system and support jobs The time to act is now U S Senator Byron Dorgan Chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee said the failure...that will modernize our air traffic control system promote greater safety in the skies and do the things necessary to support our aviation system in America will be a significant loss for our country We ve...
November 17, 2010
responsibilities and multiple missions They move more than half a billion people through the U S aviation system every year screen billions of pounds of domestic and foreign cargo and protect our ports...
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