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For Immediate Release
01/21/09
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Joe Brenckle - Republican Press Office 202-224-3991
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Senator Hutchison Welcomes New Republican Members of Commerce Committee
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today welcomed four new Republican members to the Senate Commerce Committee, Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), Senator Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and Senator Mike Johanns (R-Neb.).
“I am pleased to welcome Senators Isakson, Brownback, Martinez and Johanns to the Senate Commerce Committee,” said Senator Hutchison. “Our country faces many challenges in the weeks and months ahead, including the upcoming digital television transition and the need to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. I look forward to working with them on these and other important issues facing our Committee.”
111th Congress - Republican Committee Assignments – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee:
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)
Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)
John Ensign (R-Nev.)
Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)
John Thune (R-S.D.)
Roger F. Wicker (R-Miss.)
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)
David Vitter (R-La.)
Sam Brownback (R-Kan.)
Mel Martinez (R-Fla.)
Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)
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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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