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Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens Recognized for Highway Safety Improvement Efforts
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Washington, D.C. – The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) has honored Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for his commitment to improving highway safety.
Chairman Stevens supported language in last year’s federal highway bill (SAFETEA-LU) to help state Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMVs) modernize the federally mandated commercial driver’s license information system (CDLIS). The CDLIS modernization project will help state DMVs upgrade the network that prevents potentially unsafe drivers from obtaining a commercial driver’s license in any state. The bill also established a task force to study and address current impediments and foreseeable challenges to the commercial driver’s license program. Other noteworthy safety initiatives in the bill included: funding for safety programs that promote occupant protection and decreasing impaired driving.
“More than 42,000 Americans are killed and 2.9 million are seriously injured each year on our nation’s highways,” said Linda Lewis-Pickett, president and CEO of the AAMVA. “Thanks to Congressional leaders like Senator Stevens, states can expect an increase in funding for safety programs including: impaired driving, occupant protection, motorcycle safety, police traffic services and commercial driver’s licensing – all initiatives that help prevent unnecessary tragedies on our highways.”
“I am honored to receive this award from the AAMVA. The CDLIS provisions in SAFETEA-LU were a result of a bipartisan effort in our Commerce Committee. We are dedicated to building upon our recent successes,” said Chairman Stevens in accepting the award.
SAFETEA-LU reauthorized the federal highway, public transportation, highway safety, and motor carrier safety programs for six years, from fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
Founded in 1933, AAMVA is a non-profit educational association devoted to actively and effectively enforcing highway safety and promoting uniformity among North American motor vehicle agencies. Representing chief motor vehicle and law enforcement officials, the association develops uniform programs and practices in the areas of driver licensing, vehicle titling/registration and motor carrier services, among others.
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Commerce Committee Approves Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved by voice vote S. 2389, the Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act, which prevents unscrupulous companies and individuals from fraudulently obtaining consumers private phone records in a deceptive practice known as “pretexting.”
Commerce Committee Members adopted a substitute amend...
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Chairman Stevens Applauds Administration for New CAFÉ Standards for Light Trucks
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today issued the following statement upon the Administration’s announcement of a new rulemaking establishing higher CAFÉ standards for model year 2008-2011 pickup trucks and sports utility vehicles (SUVs):
“The Administrations fuel economy rule for pickup trucks and SUVs is a positive step for...
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Chairman Stevens Addresses CompTel Conference
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) yesterday addressed participants at CompTel’s 2006 Spring Convention being held in San Diego, Calif.
Chairman Stevens spoke generally on a broad range of telecom reform topics, including municipal networks, net neutrality, the Universal Service Fund, and decency.
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Senate Passes U.S. SAFE WEB Act
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Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate last night passed S. 1608, the “Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders Act of 2005” (U.S. SAFE WEB Act) by unanimous consent. S. 1608 would amend the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA) to improve the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s ability to provide more timely and effective international consum...
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Senate Commerce Committee Reports the Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act
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Washington, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved a Committee Substitute offered by Senators Sununu (R-N.H.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) to S. 1215, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act by voice vote. S. 1215 was introduced by Senator Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) on June 9, 2005 and has 23 cosponsors, including Commerce Committee Co-Chairman D...
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Commerce Committee Approves Resolution Honoring Staffer Susan MacDonald
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved by voice vote a resolution honoring Susan H. MacDonald for her more than 30 years of service as the Committee’s hearing clerk. Ms. MacDonald will retire effective April 30, 2006.
The resolution, which was co-sponsored by all 22 Members of the Committee, recognized Ms. MacDonald for her &ldq...
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Senate Commerce Committee Reports Several Nominees Out of Committee
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Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Co-Chairmen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) have announced that the Committee today reported out the following nominees by voice vote:
Vice Admiral Thad Allen to be Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, and to be Admiral
Thomas J. Barrett to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration
Robert C....
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Chairman Stevens Receives DTV Leadership Award
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today was honored with the Best DTV Leadership Award from the Consumer Electronics Association as part of its sixth annual Academy of Digital Television Pioneer Awards.
Chairman Stevens, Senate Commerce Committee Co-Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas), and Congressman Fred Upton (R-Mic...
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Allen Introduces Legislation to Protect Americans' Phone Records
- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator George Allen (R-VA), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety and Insurance, today introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent unauthorized and intrusive third party access of American consumers’ phone records. Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Ranking Member Daniel Inouye (D-HI) have signed on as co-spo...
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Inouye Comments on AT&T’s Proposed Purchase of BellSouth
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Co-Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement today regarding AT&T’s proposed acquisition of BellSouth:
“The proposed recombination of two of the remaining four Baby Bells will call into question our commitment to promote competition in the communications marketplace and...
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