- CONTACT: ANDY DAVIS (202) 224-4546 WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), co-chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the proposed merger between SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp.: “Todays announcement that SBC intends to recombine with its former parent, AT&T, is not unexpected given t...

- Contacts: Melanie Alvord w/Stevens (202) 224-8456 or Andy Davis w/Inouye (202) 224-4546 Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Daniel Inouye (D-HI), the Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, today introduced the National Ocean Exploration Program Act (copy attached), which would establish a National Ocean Exploration Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati...

- Contacts: Melanie Alvord w/Stevens (202) 224-8456 or Andy Davis w/Inouye (202) 224-4546 WASHINGTON, DC -- Senators Ted Stevens and Daniel Inouye, Co-Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today met with Homeland Security Secretary-Designate Judge Michael Chertoff and issued the following joint statement: “We had a frank discussion today with Judge Ch...

- The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has scheduled a Full Committee hearing on S. 50, the Tsunami Preparedness Act of 2005, introduced yesterday by Senators Inouye and Stevens (copy attached), and the U.S. Tsunami Warning System on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at 10 a.m. in Room 253 of the Russell Building. The witnesses are as follows and subject to change: Panel I ...

- Contacts: Melanie Alvord w/Stevens (202) 224-8456 or Andy Davis w/Inouye (202) 224-4546 The U.S. Senate this afternoon confirmed Mr. Carlos Gutierrez as Secretary of Commerce by voice vote. Mr. Gutierrez received the unanimous support of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee when his nomination was reported out of the Committee on January 6, 2005. The Committee’s vo...

- Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens today brought the nomination of Carlos Gutierrez to be Secretary of Commerce to the Senate floor. Following is Chairman Stevens’ statement: “This was the first nomination that came before the Commerce Committee after I became Chairman. President Bush nominated Mr. Carlos Gutierrez to be Secretary of Commerce on November 29, 2004. &ld...

- Contacts: Andy Davis (Inouye) (202) 224-4546; Melanie Alvord (Stevens) (202) 224-8456 WASHINGTON, DC - Representing the two states most vulnerable to tsunami activity, U.S. Senators Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) introduced legislation today to upgrade and modernize the nation’s tsunami warning and mitigation capabilities. The legislation expands upon their efforts ov...

- From time to time, we will make transcripts available to the press via email of interviews Senator Stevens has with the Alaska press based in Washington D.C. on issues related to the Commerce Committee. Below is such a transcript. This interview took place on Friday, January 21, 2005. Alaska Press – January 21, 2005 Chairman Stevens: We are busy trying to complete the reorganization of...

- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-AK) offered the following statement today upon the announcement that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell is resigning his post: “I am saddened that Mike Powell will not be FCC Chair as we start the review of the 96 Act. “Powell has, as his father has, been an outstanding public s...

- (Contact: Melanie Alvord -- (202) 224-8456) From time to time, we will make transcripts available to the press via email of interviews Senator Stevens has with the Alaska press based in Washington D.C. on issues related to the Commerce Committee. Below is such a transcript. This interview took place on Friday, January 7, 2005. Alaska Press – January 7, 2005 Chairman Stevens: Alright,...

- For Immediate Release January 6, 2005 Contact: Melanie Alvord w/Stevens (202) 224-8456 or Andy Davis w/Inouye (202) 224-4546 Chairman Stevens and Co-Chairman Inouye Announce Senate Commerce Committee Approval of Mr. Carlos Gutierrez to be Secretary of Commerce Senators Stevens and Inouye, the Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, today convened committee members...

- For Immediate Release January 5, 2005 Contact: Melanie Alvord (202) 224-8456 Senator Stevens Named Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Will Continue to Serve as Senate President Pro Tempore and on Appropriations and other Committees Senator Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation C...

- For Immediate Release Contact: Melanie Alvord (202) 224-0992 (PLEASE NOTE, THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TEMPORARY) COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON THE NOMINATION OF CARLOS GUTIERREZ TO BE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE The Commerce Committee has scheduled a Full Committee hearing on the nomination of Carlos Gutierrez to be the Secretary of Commerce at 4pm on Wednesday, January 5th in Room 253 of ...