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For Immediate Release
06/17/08
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Rob Blumenthal w/Inouye 202-224-8374
Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
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Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Cruise Ship Safety Hearing
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for a Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee hearing on Cruise Ship Safety: Examining Potential Steps for Keeping Americans Safe at Sea. The full witness list is below.
This hearing will examine issues involving the safety and security on board cruise ships calling at U.S. ports.
Cruise Ship Safety: Examining Potential Steps for Keeping Americans Safe at Sea
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Mr. Kendall Carver, President, International Cruise Victims Association
Mr. Terry Dale, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cruise Lines International Association
Ms. Evelyn Fortier, Vice President of Policy, Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
Dr. Ross Klein, Professor, School of Social Work, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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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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