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Press Releases 11/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and Their Impact on Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Every day millions of consumers sit down in front of their computers to make travel plans, to send somebody flowers, or to order movie tickets.
Press Releases 11/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Releases New Investigative Report on Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and Their Impact on American Consumers
Press Releases 11/10/2009
Dorgan, Rockefeller, Lautenberg Work to Keep NTSB at Forefront of Transportation Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator Byron L. Dorgan, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Chairman of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee, issued the following statement today after introducing legislation to reauthorize the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Press Releases 11/10/2009
Rockefeller, Kerry Work to Make Broadcast Television More Accessible for American Families
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator John F. Kerry, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, issued the following statement today after introducing the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009 which reauthorizes the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (SHVERA).
Press Releases 11/9/2009
President Signs Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Communications Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Ranking Member, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, issued the following statement after President Obama signed S. 1694, a bill that extends the Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012.
Press Releases 11/6/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Requests Information from Web Retailers in "Mystery Charges" Investigation
WASHINGTON, D.C.—John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, continued the Committee’s investigation into controversial “post-transaction” online business practices by sending letters yesterday to 16 e-retailers that appear to be involved in these practices.
Press Releases 11/4/2009
Hearing Summary - The Future of Ocean Governance: Building Our National Ocean Policy
Press Releases 11/4/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on The Future of Ocean Governance: Building Our National Ocean Policy
Press Releases 11/3/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Continues Fight for Health Insurance Industry Accountability and Affordable Health Care for Consumers
Press Releases 11/3/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Continues Fight for Health Insurance Industry Accountability and Affordable Health Care for Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter yesterday to H. Edward Hanway, the CEO of CIGNA, raising serious questions about the way his company spends consumers’ health care premium dollars. The letter details newly released information about the percentage of consumers’ premium dollars that insurance companies spend on medical care, a measure known as the “medical loss ratio.”