- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of: Mr. Christopher P. Bertram, to be Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation Ms. Patricia D. Cahill, to be a...

- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement today regarding the Senate’s passage (60-37) of H.R. 3435, a bill making supplemental appropriations for FY2010 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program (“Cash for Clunkers”). “I a...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Witness List: Mr. Alfred J. Longhi, Jr., former Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Lithium Power Technologies Mr. Thomas J. Howard, Acting Inspector General, National Aeronautic...

- WASHINGTON, D.C.--One of my top priorities as chairman of the Commerce Committee is maintaining our country’s role as the global leader in technological innovation. It’s no secret that to maintain our leadership in the global economy, we must continually invest in new ideas. And our investment dollars have to come from both the private and public sectors. One of the federal go...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Aviation Safety: The Relationship Between Network Airlines and Regional Airlines. Witness List: Mr. Philip H. Trenary, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Mr. Peter Bowler, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Eagle Airlines...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today during a hearing on the relationship between network and regional airlines said that the Federal Aviation Administration must stay vigilant when it comes to air safety. “Despite the remarkable safety record of the U.S. aviation industry, rece...

- WASHINGTON, D.C.--The crash of Flight 3407 outside Buffalo, New York, in which 50 people lost their lives, serves as a tragic reminder that the aviation industry and the federal government must work vigilantly to maintain the safety of the air transportation system. This Committee recently held two hearings examining the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of the airlines a...

- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held an Executive Session and favorably reported out the following legislation and nominees: S. 1078, the AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act S. 30, the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 S. 251, the Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 S. 952, Harmful Algal Blooms and Hyp...

- WASHINGTON, D.C.--We have four very important bills and a number of key Administration nominations on today’s agenda. First, the committee will consider, S. 1078, the AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program. This bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to expand the AmericaView program, which is designed to use satellite and remote sensing data to support applied resea...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on nominations. Witness List: Mr. Dennis F. Hightower, to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce Mr. Robert S. Adler, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Ms. Anne M. Northup, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product...

- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to CIGNA today requesting information regarding how the health insurance company “purged” small businesses whose employees made too many claims and cost CIGNA too much money. “Since I took over as Chairman of the Commerce C...

- I am pleased to welcome Mr. Dennis F. Hightower to the Committee today. If confirmed as the next Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce, you will serve as the Department’s chief operations officer and take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Department’s $17 billion budget and more than 38,000 employees. I am confident that your work in the private and pu...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Committee, to allow prisons to block calls from contraband cellular phones. The Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 (S. 251), is cosponsored by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Diane Feinstein (...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) lauded the Senate Appropriations Committee for fully funding a new railroad safety technology grant program, created by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The committee passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which includes $50 million for the Railro...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on Climate Services: Solutions from Commerce to Communities. Witness List: The Honorable Gary Locke, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce The Honorable John P. Holdren, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President Key ...