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Press Releases 03/28/2022
Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Innovation and Competition Legislation, Setting Stage for Conference Committee
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation spoke on the Senate floor immediately before the Senate passed its version of bipartisan innovation legislation, the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), setting the stage for a conference where Senate and House negotiators will work to find agreement on a final bill.
Press Releases 03/24/2022
Cantwell Continues Drumbeat Calling for Action on Innovation and Competition Legislation
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, again took to the Senate floor to implore colleagues to allow the Senate to begin bipartisan discussions with the House on critical innovation and competition legislation.
Press Releases 03/23/2022
Cantwell Opening Statement at Semiconductor Hearing
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing on the need to bolster U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, with the CEOs of Intel, Micron, Lam, and PACCAR.
Press Releases 03/23/2022
Cantwell at Semiconductor Hearing: “If we do nothing, these shortages are just a sample of what is to come.”
During a hearing today with tech industry CEOs, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, underscored the urgency for Congress to pass bipartisan innovation and competition legislation to help solve the lack of American semiconductor manufacturing threatening our economic and national security.
Press Releases 03/22/2022
Commerce Committee Approves Critical Legislation Including Ocean Shipping Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved 11 bills, including ocean shipping reform legislation. All are subject to approval by the full Senate.
Press Releases 03/21/2022
Cantwell Speaks about Urgency for Congress to Move Forward with Bipartisan Innovation and Competition Legislation
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke on the Senate floor tonight on the urgency for Congress to move bipartisan innovation competitiveness legislation forward.
Press Releases 03/18/2022
Cantwell to Chair Commerce Committee Hearing on Impact of Surging Gas Prices on U.S. Consumers and Commerce
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced that, in the coming weeks, the Committee will hold a hearing to examine the impact of the surge in petroleum prices on commerce and consumers, and has invited leading oil industry executives to testify.
Press Releases 03/10/2022
Cantwell, Wicker Introduce Legislation to Rename National Air Grant Fellowship Program After Ethiopian Air 302 Crash Victim Samya Rose Stumo & to Honor 347 Lives Lost in 737 MAX-8 Crashes
Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, respectively, introduced legislation to rename the National Air Grant Fellowship Program and to commemorate the 347 lives lost due to the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX-8 crashes.
Press Releases 03/9/2022
ICYMI: Cantwell, POTUS Agree “We Can’t Wait” on Passing USICA Legislation
Earlier today, President Biden and Commerce Secretary Raimondo met with executives of several companies to discuss the importance of legislation to boost semiconductor production, calling on Congress to pass bipartisan innovation and competitiveness legislation “as soon as you can.”
Press Releases 03/3/2022
Commerce Committee Advances 10 Biden Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced ten Biden Administration nominations. All are subject to approval by the full Senate.