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For Immediate Release
02/07/07
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Joe Brenckle - Republican Press Office 202-224-3991
Brian Eaton w/Stevens 202-224-0445
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Opening Statement by Senator Stevens on Climate Change Research and Scientific Integrity
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today made the following opening statement during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on Climate Change Research and Scientific Integrity.
“Thank you for holding this hearing on climate change research and scientific integrity. Global climate change is a very serious problem. As far as the United States is concerned, the evidence of global climate change is more apparent in Alaska than anywhere else. During my most recent trip to the west coast of Alaska, I witnessed an incident where a fuel tank farm in Kivalina nearly fell into the ocean due to severe winter storms and coastal erosion. This potential catastrophe was averted due to emergency action taken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
“Over the past several years, we have seen many other changes in the Arctic besides severe coastal erosion. The Arctic sea ice is receding, the trees are growing farther north and the permafrost is thawing. The impact of climate change is real and we need to prepare. To do this we need sound science.
“I am concerned about the human impacts on our climate. This is why I introduced S. 183, the Improved Passenger Automobile Fuel Economy Act of 2007 (CAFE). Some think that’s a strange thing coming from me. But I believe that it’s essential to raise the question about how much of these effects are being caused by man and how much of it is really a natural phenomenon. This bill requires a fuel economy standard of 40 miles per gallon for passenger automobiles manufactured in the model year 2017. I believe we do have the technology base to do that. The transportation sector generates more than one-third of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, so I believe we must demand improved fuel economy from our vehicle’s and this bill requires a voluntary national registry for greenhouse gas trading of credits. I am also extremely alarmed by the information I am getting about methane and its release from areas like our permafrost in Alaska and Russia.
“We also need to look at other possible causes for climate change. In the past 100 years, the sun has been giving off additional energy, which is likely responsible for part of the increase in global temperature changes. Researchers, such as Dr. Akasofu at the International Arctic Research center in my state, have also found that the Atlantic and Pacific Oscillations have been dumping warm ocean water in the Arctic Ocean. This has greatly contributed to the degradation in Arctic sea ice. In order to gain a better understanding of these and other factors, we need to enact a robust climate science budget. And I support you in the concept that it should be totally non-partisan and it should be a concept of validating what each researcher is asserting. We have so many different assertions now from really good scientists based on their own research.”
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Sen. Stevens Cosponsors Clinton - Sununu Legislation to Protect Children In and Around Vehicles
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today joined Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and John Sununu (R-N.H.) to cosponsor legislation to improve child safety features in new vehicles. The measure, called the Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2007, will address issues surrounding vehicles and child safety, including backover crashes, injuries by power windows or deaths when ...
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Aviation Subcommittee to Hold Second FAA Reauthorization Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces an Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee Hearing on the Administrations Proposal to Reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration - Part II for Thursday, March 8, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
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Sen. Stevens Will Recognize E-Rate 10 Year Anniversary on Wednesday
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) will join the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) and the Education and Library Networks Coalition (EdLiNC) to recognize the ten year anniversary of the “E-Rate” program on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 9:00AM in the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 485.
For the past decade, the “E...
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Senate Commerce Schedules CAFE Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee Oversight Hearing on the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Program for Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
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Commerce Schedules Four Subcommittee Hearings
- WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces the following subcommittee hearings:
Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee Hearing on Vehicle Safety for Children for Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building;
Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee Hea...
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Passenger Rail, Universal Service Topics of Upcoming Commerce Hearings
- WASHINGTON, DC: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces two hearings:
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee Hearing on S.294, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 for Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, and
Full Committee Hea...
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves Security Bills, Nominations
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation today unanimously approved six bills, three of which will make significant improvements to our nation’s security. The Committee also approved three nominations to the Coast Guard.
“These bills have bipartisan support and reflect this Committee’s continued commitment to securing our transport...
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Senators to Thoroughly Examine FAA Reauthorization
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Aviation Subcommittee will hold a hearing tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in SR 253 to review the proposed Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reauthorization proposal released today. The Committee’s top Republican, Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), and the Ranking Member on the Aviation Subcommittee...
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves 911 Modernization Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today reported the “911 Modernization Act” (S. 93), a bill to upgrade the 911 system used to reach operators in an emergency. The bill was introduced by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and is co-sponsored by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-Texas). The ...
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Commerce Committee Approves Legislation to Strengthen Aviation Security
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation today reported the Aviation Security Improvement Act (S. 509) with a provision sponsored by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). Senator Stevens’ provision will provide the nation’s airports and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with long-term funding which will significantly improve and...
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Commerce Committee Approves Ocean Exploration Bill
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation today reported the Ocean and Coastal Exploration and NOAA Act (S. 39) sponsored by Senators Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii). The legislation would establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This measure would requir...
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves Measure to Improve Emergency Communications
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today reported the “Interoperable Emergency Communications Act,” (S.385). This bill provides the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) more guidance on the awarding of $1 billion in interoperable emergency communications grants to police, firemen, and emergency medica...
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Members Named to Senate Commerce Subcommittees
- WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces its subcommittee membership.
Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), as Chairman of the Committee, and Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), as Vice Chairman of the Committee, are ex officio members of all subcommittees.
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
John D. Rockefeller, W. Va. (Chair) ...
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Commerce Committee Announces Executive Session Agenda
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will mark up the following bills and nominations during its Executive Session on Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building:
S. 184, Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007
S. 509, Aviation Security Improvement Act
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Senators Introduce Bill To Improve Aviation Security
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) introduced legislation late Tuesday that would improve aviation security by enhancing passenger and cargo screening processes. Senators Jay Rockefeller, (D-WV), Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) cosponsored the Aviation Security Improvement Act.
“The ...
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Senate Commerce to Address Overseas Sweatshop Abuse and Coast Guard Deepwater Program in Hearings
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the following subcommittee hearings:
Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee Hearing on Overseas Sweatshop Abuses, Their Impact on U.S. Workers, and the Need for Anti-Sweatshop Legislation for Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Build...
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THE HILL OP-ED: Communications issues still need Congress’s attention
- As our nation moves farther into the digital age, there are several important issues that Congress should consider which will dramatically affect the way millions of Americans communicate. These issues include reforming universal service, easing the transition to digital television, and encouraging Internet access.
All Americans deserve the advantages presented by essential communications, and ...
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Aviation Subcommittee to Hold FAA Reauthorization Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces an Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee Hearing on the Administrations Proposal to Reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration - Part I for Thursday, February 15, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in room 253 of the
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Space Subcommittee Announces NASA Budget Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces a Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences Subcommittee Hearing on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Budget for Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
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