WASHINGTON — Spurred by widespread reports of deception in Volkswagen’s marketing of its “clean diesel” vehicles, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) today issued a formal call for federal trade regulators to act. Nelson’s call for investigation comes a day after the Justice Department said it would conduct a criminal probe into a publicized admission by […]
WASHINGTON, DC – A new congressional report released today took aim at the airline industry for failing to adequately disclose extra fees and add-on costs charged to the flying public. The report, released today by the minority staff of the Senate Commerce Committee, found that ancillary fees, such as change and cancellation penalties and preferred […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Automotive industry executives who cover up or conceal the death and injury risks of defective vehicles or parts could face up five years in prison, under sweeping auto safety legislation filed in the Senate late today. The measure, sponsored by three leading Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee, comes in advance of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) is seeking answers from Google CEO Larry Page on recent reports that YouTube Kids contained content inappropriate for children. In a letter sent late Tuesday, Nelson is asking the company to detail, among other things, how it selects content for the new app […]
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, issued the following statement in response to the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to allow the FCC’s net neutrality rules to move forward. “The rules are now poised to go into […]
Below is U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s statement on the DOT/NHTSA announcement today on the expansion of Takata airbag recalls. Click here for video of Nelson’s remarks. “Folks shouldn’t have to drive around wondering if their airbag is going to explode in their face or if their car is going to be on another recall list,” […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) today filed legislation aimed at helping victims of last week’s deadly Amtrak derailment. Nelson’s bill would replace an outdated cap on damages for passenger rail liability following such an accident – a cap set almost two decades ago in federal law at $200 million. That amount, some experts are saying, […]
WASHINGTON — A U.S. senator who has been out front on the issue of shadowy money in politics today said he’s moving forward with legislation to prod a federal regulator to act. In a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce […]
Mr. President, I rise today to provide an update on the status of defective airbags manufactured by Takata Corporation and efforts to get them out of our cars. Last November, I chaired a Commerce Committee hearing on Takata’s rupturing airbags and the resulting recalls. The number of vehicles recalled due to defective Takata airbags will go […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The need for even tougher security at the nation’s airports became an issue Tuesday when the head of the FAA appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee. The top Democrat on the committee, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), pressed the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Michael Huerta, about funding to help airports […]