New Congress will begin the process in January. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell said on Tuesday that the current Senate does not plan to hold a hearing…
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Secretary Buttigieg Testifies Before Senate
Answers budget questions from Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. This week, Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Members of the committee…
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves FCC, FTC Nominees
Narrow vote finally moves delayed process forward. Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee approved President Biden’s nominations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
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Senator Luján Recovering from Stroke
Evenly divided Senate delays some business until his return. Senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico suffered a stroke a week ago and subsequently underwent surgery to ease…
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Senate Seeks to Restrict Sale of Chinese Telecom Devices
Commerce Committee has advanced the bipartisan legislation. Legislation that would restrict private entities from buying equipment from Chinese telecom companies such as Huawei and ZTE has cleared the…
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Social Media CEOs Face Senate Panel
Under question is their monitoring and censorship. The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google, the largest social media companies, came before the Senate Commerce Committee in a…
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Senate to Consider Aircraft Certification Reform
Bill could change how the FAA approves new airplanes. The Senate Commerce Committee has set September 16 for a hearing to consider legislation designed to strengthen U.S. oversight…
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