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Sens. Cruz, Thune Release Statement on Looming Expiration of Spectrum Auction Authority
U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today released the following joint statement ahead of the March 9th expiration of the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction authority:
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Cantwell: “The Starting Gun Has Sounded” in Race to Restore U.S. as Global Leader in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Starting today, chip producers can apply for $39 billion in manufacturing incentives established under the Cantwell-led CHIPS & Science Act
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Sen. Cruz Releases Statement in Response to NTSB’s Preliminary Report on East Palestine Derailment
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today released the following statement on the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the February 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio:
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Cantwell Initiates Committee Inquiry Into Railroads’ Handling of Hazardous Materials
Cantwell: “It is imperative for both public safety and the continuity of the national rail network that we work to prevent derailments like this.”
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Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Costs, a “Life or Death Matter,” Says Cantwell
Cantwell-Grassley bill would prohibit unfair PBM tactics that drive up costs for consumers Pharmacist: “There’s obviously no way that a business could operate with these predatory and unpredictable fees.”
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Cantwell, Hickenlooper and Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Reduce Orbiting Junk That Endangers the Future Space Economy
ORBITS Act would support technologies to clear dangerous orbital debris that threatens astronauts and satellites
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Sens. Cruz, Thune Release Statement on Looming Expiration of Spectrum Auction Authority
U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today released the following joint statement ahead of the March 9th expiration of the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction authority
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Sen. Cruz: We Need To Think Carefully About Advancing Legislation to Dramatically Expand the FTC’s Power
In his opening statement at today’s full committee hearing titled “Bringing Transparency and Accountability to Pharmacy Benefit Managers,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) raised concerns about new powers being given to the Federal Trade Commission in light of the abrupt resignation announcement by Commissioner Christine Wilson
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Commerce Committee Announces Subcommittee Memberships
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today announced Democratic and Republican subcommittee assignments for the 118th Congress.
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Smith: IRS Chief Nominee Must Answer to Taxpayers About Biden’s Middle-Class Audits, Agency Political Leaks, and Historic Tax Refund Backlog
Smith: IRS Chief Nominee Must Answer to Taxpayers About Biden’s Middle-Class Audits, Agency Political Leaks, and Historic Tax Refund Backlog
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Smith: IRS’s Failure to Support Whistleblower Pathway Deepens Public Mistrust of the Agency
Smith: IRS’s Failure to Support Whistleblower Pathway Deepens Public Mistrust of the Agency
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Smith: IRS’s Failure to Support Whistleblower Pathway Deepens Public Mistrust of the Agency
Smith: IRS’s Failure to Support Whistleblower Pathway Deepens Public Mistrust of the Agency
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Smith Demands Timely and Public Answers from IRS Watchdog on Investigation into Leak of Taxpayer Private Data
Smith Demands Timely and Public Answers from IRS Watchdog on Investigation into Leak of Taxpayer Private Data
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Smith: Small Businesses Can’t Catch a Break in Biden’s Economy
Smith: Small Businesses Can’t Catch a Break in Biden’s Economy
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Wenstrup & Comer Launch First Select Subcommittee Investigation into COVID Origins and U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Funneled to the Wuhan Lab
Wenstrup & Comer Launch First Select Subcommittee Investigation into COVID Origins and U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Funneled to the Wuhan Lab
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Sen. Cruz Launches Sweeping Big Tech Oversight Investigation
Sen. Cruz Launches Sweeping Big Tech Oversight Investigation
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Sen. Cruz Questions Delays Holding Up Energy Export Projects in Letter to Maritime Administration
Sen. Cruz Questions Delays Holding Up Energy Export Projects in Letter to Maritime Administration
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Sen. Cruz: Gigi Sohn Is an Extreme Partisan Who Lacks the Impartiality and Candor Necessary To Sit On FCC
Sen. Cruz: Gigi Sohn Is an Extreme Partisan Who Lacks the Impartiality and Candor Necessary To Sit On FCC
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Sen. Cruz: The Flying Public Is Stuck with a Self-regulating and Flailing Agency Stuck in the 20th Century
Sen. Cruz: The Flying Public Is Stuck with a Self-regulating and Flailing Agency Stuck in the 20th Century
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Sen. Cruz Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members for 118th Congress
Sen. Cruz Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members for 118th Congress