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For Immediate Release
10/23/07
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Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
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Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Hearing on Sweatshop Conditions in Chinese Toy Industry
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses scheduled to appear before an Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee hearing on Sweatshop Conditions in the Chinese Toy Industry. The witnesses are listed below.
At this hearing, the subcommittee will examine sweatshop conditions in Chinese factories where toys and other children’s products are manufactured.
Sweatshop Conditions in the Chinese Toy Industry
Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Mr. Charles Kernaghan, Executive Director, National Labor Committee
Mr. Harry Wu, Executive Director, Laogai Research Foundation
Dr. Bama Athreya, Executive Director, International Labor Rights Forum
Mr. Peter Eio, ICTI CARE Governing Board Member, Past Chair of the Toy Industry Association
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Rockefeller DTV Delay Bill Passes Senate
- Washington, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the DTV Delay bill by unanimous consent.
“Delaying the upcoming DTV switch is the right thing to do. I firmly believe that our nation is not yet ready to make this transition at this time. The S...
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Rockefeller Announces Compromise on DTV Delay Bill
- Washington, DC – This evening, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, announced a bipartisan compromise to the DTV Delay Act introduced last week.
The amended DTV Delay Act will retain the extension of the digital transition date to June 12, 2009. Additionally, the agreement extends the Federal Communicatio...
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Oceans Policy Scores Victory with Passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ocean conservation and research scored a major victory today with the passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The act includes five bills, originally introduced in the 110th Congress under the leadership of Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), that increase our knowledge of oceans and coastal areas, provide policymakers with i...
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