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Press Releases 03/26/2014
Rockefeller: I Remain Unconvinced Cruise Industry Is Doing Enough to Protect Passengers
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today submitted a prepared statement to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) public forum on cruise ship safety. Rockefeller released a cruise crime report in July 2013 which exposed critical barriers to public access of important cruise ship crime and safety data. He also held a hearing in July 2013 titled, “Cruise Industry Oversight: Recent Incidents Show Need for Stronger Focus on Consumer Protection”, that focused on the consumer protection challenges the cruise industry faces in light of recent safety and security incidents.
Press Releases 03/26/2014
Rockefeller: We Need a Strong Federal Standard to Protect Consumer Data
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today gave an opening statement at the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing titled, "Protecting Personal Consumer Information from Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches." Below are his prepared remarks:
Press Releases 03/25/2014
Rockefeller: Staff Report Details Target's Missed Opportunities to Stop Massive Data Breach
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released a staff report titled, “A ‘Kill Chain’ Analysis of the 2013 Target Data Breach.” The report details how Target possibly failed to take advantage of several opportunities to prevent the massive data breach in 2013 when cyber criminals stole the financial and personal information of as many as 110 million consumers.
Press Releases 03/19/2014
Rockefeller Statement on DOJ Settlement with Toyota
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released the following statement on the Justice Department’s $1.2 billion settlement with Toyota for misleading consumers about the sudden-acceleration defect in Toyota and Lexus vehicles:
Press Releases 03/14/2014
Rockefeller Statement on Global Internet Governance
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released the following statement on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) announcement that it intends to support the process of transitioning the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Press Releases 03/12/2014
Rockefeller to ICANN: Websites Ending in ".Sucks" Do Not Serve the Public Interest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today expressed his concern about allowing websites to use names that end in “.sucks”, explaining that the only apparent purpose of these websites is to extract “defensive registration” payments from Internet users, and unfairly defame individuals, non-profit organizations, and businesses. In a letter to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization responsible for approving generic top level domains (gTLD) like “.com” or “.net”, Rockefeller wrote that approving the pending gTLD for “.sucks” will force businesses and non-profits to pay ongoing fees to third parties to avoid having their names associated with the new gTLD.
Press Releases 03/11/2014
Rockefeller Statement on NTSB Chair Debbie Hersman's Appointment to the National Safety Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released the following statement on the announcement that Deborah Hersman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), will be the next president and CEO of the National Safety Council (NSC):
Press Releases 03/6/2014
Rockefeller Statement on FCC Chairman's Media Ownership Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released the following statement on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler’s media ownership proposal. Rockefeller has called on the FCC to closely examine the use of Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) and Shared Services Agreements (SSAs) by broadcasters and has asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study how JSAs and SSAs impact competition and consumers.
Press Releases 03/6/2014
Rockefeller: Shale Oil Boom Raises Serious Rail Safety Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Below are the prepared remarks of Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV at today's Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security hearing titled, “Enhancing Our Rail Safety: Current Challenges for Passenger and Freight Rail”.
Press Releases 02/28/2014
Rockefeller Announces New Subcommittee Chairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement today announcing Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) as chairman of the new U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Tourism, Competitiveness, and Innovation.