- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today announced the promotion of four Full Committee staff members and the hiring of three new staffers: Ken Nahigian was promoted from Chief Counsel to Deputy Staff Director and Chief Counsel for the Full Committee. His responsibilities include, among others, the nomination...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) yesterday recognized the efforts of Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to protect our nation’s fisheries and promote coastal awareness and conservation. Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, the head of NOAA, praised Senator Stevens for his leadership and support of important oceans and coastal legislation as Cha...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jessica Rosenworcel joined today the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation as a senior legal counsel working on communications and media issues. Rosenworcel most recently served as senior legal advisor at the Federal Communications Commission to Commissioner Michael Copps, where she worked on media and broadcast issues. Previously, she served as c...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today fulfilled its promise to the American people by passing legislation set to enact the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. The legislation includes three bills authored and unanimously approved by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, relating to surface and rail transportation security, aviation security, and interoperable emerge...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Representative Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), and Representative John Shimkus (R-Ill.), the co-chairs of the Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus, have released a legislative agenda for the 110th Congress. The agenda includes ambitious efforts to provide federal funding for public safety access points (PSAPs), ensurin...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today approved an amendment sponsored by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to upgrade the 911 system used to reach operators in an emergency. The measure was added to S. 4, the Improving Americas Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, which passed the Senate and sponsored Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Daniel Inouye (D-H...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the following hearings: Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at 10:30 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building; Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the following subcommittee hearings: Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee Hearing on Promoting Travel to America: An Examination of Economic and Safety Concerns, Part II for Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, and Oceans, ...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-Texas) and Senator Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) today introduced an amendment to upgrade the 911 system used to reach operators in an emergency to S. 4, the Improving Americas Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) gave the following statement on the Senate Floor about Interoperability legislation in S. 4, the Improving Americas Security Act of 2007. Senator Stevens: Since 2001, we have heard the growing cry from public safety officials that the police, firefighters and emergency medica...

- The Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program, or CAFE, has proven to be an effective tool to decrease the consumption of fuel in the passenger fleet. The National Academy of Sciences found in its 2002 CAFE study that the CAFE program has significantly contributed to increased fuel economy of the nation’s passenger fleet since its inception in 1975. From the time CAFE was implemen...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today called for conservation, increased domestic production and development of alternative energy sources to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil. Senator Stevens made the statement during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on raising the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. Earlier ...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today was named as a Co-Chair of the Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus. The Congressional E9-1-1 Caucus works closely with the public safety community, communications industry, and citizens to ensure that the best technology is available for emergency communications and that call centers and emergency networks are adequately funded. Established in...

- Innovation and economic competitiveness have emerged as top priorities for this country. A number of reports have detailed the nation’s need to address our investment in education and science. The Augustine Commission’s “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” is often citied as the clarion call to action. As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Com...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) introduced legislation today with Leadership and Committee Members that would increase science research investment; strengthen educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; and develop an innovation infrastructure. “The United States c...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation announces a Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee Hearing on Energy Innovation for Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. ###

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) gave the following statement on the Senate Floor today on Commerce Committee titles in S. 4, the Improving Americas Security Act of 2007. Senator Stevens: I thank my colleagues, Senators Lieberman and Collins for working with the Commerce Committee to include important s...