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U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell, Tammy Duckworth, Mark Warner, Ed Markey, and Jeanne Shaheen have introduced the FAA SMS Compliance Review Act of 2026.
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Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell, who serve as the Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, have called for the inclusion of the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform...
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America’s primary science agencies will avoid deep funding cuts after the Senate voted to reject reductions proposed by the Trump Administration for fiscal year 2026.
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U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell, Amy Klobuchar, and Ed Markey have urged the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address potential dangers associated with artificial intelligence (AI) in children's toys.
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, led a hearing on children's screen time in Washington, D.C., focusing on the risks artificial intelligence (AI) poses to children.
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At a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled “Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed concerns about how increased screen time is affecting children...
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Senator Dan Sullivan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, has announced a hearing scheduled for January 29, 2026.
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U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) have introduced the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act, a bipartisan bill designed to modernize the Federal Communications Commission’s...
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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who serves as chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has scheduled a full committee hearing titled “Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth.” The...
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U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mike Rounds...
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U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz has released an investigative report that criticizes the Obama-Biden administration's management of the NextGen Acela train project.
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Aviation groups and families affected by the American Airlines Flight 5342 crash have expressed support for the Senate’s unanimous passage of the ROTOR Act, an aviation safety bill sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas)...
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, have led 27 Senate Democrats in a letter to Acting Under...
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released a statement after the Senate confirmed Admiral Kevin Lunday as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, led a hearing with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford to review the FAA’s plan for modernizing air traffic...
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, questioned Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr at an oversight hearing in Washington, D.C., regarding rising costs...
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The U.S. Senate has passed the bipartisan ROTOR Act, which aims to improve aviation safety following a fatal midair collision near Washington National Airport (DCA) on January 29, 2025.
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In a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on December 17, 2025, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) emphasized the need for the United States to maintain its leadership in next-generation communications.
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, criticized Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford for not divesting his holdings in Republic Airways...
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered an opening statement at a hearing with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr.