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Press Releases 04/10/2025
Cantwell to Vote NO on FTC Nom as Trump Admin Threatens Agency’s Independence, Illegally Fires Democratic Commissioners
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, called on Senate colleagues to reject Trump nominee Mark Meador for a spot on the Federal Trade Commission after firing the two Democratic Commissioners without cause and undermining the FTC’s independence and history of protecting consumers from fraud, scams and anti-competitive practices, free from political influence.
Press Releases 04/10/2025
Cantwell, Blackburn, Heinrich Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency, Combat AI Deepfakes & Put Journalists, Artists & Songwriters Back in Control of Their Content
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED ACT) to combat harmful deepfakes. The bill would set new federal transparency guidelines for marking, authenticating and detecting AI-generated content, protect journalists, actors and artists against AI-driven theft, and hold violators accountable for abuses.
Press Releases 04/10/2025
Cantwell, Democrats Reject FTC Nom as Trump Admin Threatens Agency’s Independence, Illegally Fires Democratic Commissioners
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, led Democrats in opposing Trump nominee Mark Meador for a spot on the Federal Trade Commission after firing the two Democratic Commissioners without cause and undermining the FTC’s independence and history of protecting consumers from fraud, scams and anti-competitive practices, free from political influence.
Press Releases 04/8/2025
As Trump Trade War Bludgeons US Economy, Administration Defunds Network of Centers That Boost American Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Science, Manufacturing and Competitiveness Subcommittee, led a letter to Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, along with Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Maizie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) demanding answers regarding the Administration’s decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country. The action came on April 1, one day before Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports which tanked the stock market and raised warnings from experts of a recession.
Press Releases 04/8/2025
Cantwell Votes No on Trump Pick for NTIA
Cantwell Votes No on Trump Pick for NTIA [AUDIO] [VIDEO] WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, voted against advancing Trump’s nominee to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), citing her failure to commit to honoring broadband investment agreements and other NTIA program grants, respecting the need to fully understand the national security and public safety impacts of spectrum policy and ensuring the completion of evidence-based studies—including of Lower 3Ghz, 7 and 8Ghz spectrum bands – before bringing more spectrum to market.
Press Releases 04/2/2025
Under Cantwell Questioning, Boeing CEO Commits to Mandatory SMS by October
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, questioned Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg on how the company is improving its safety protocols and culture and correcting defects. Sen. Cantwell has consistently pushed Boeing to implement a Safety Management System that meets FAA standards and today secured a commitment from Ortberg to have that system in place in six months.
Press Releases 04/2/2025
Senator Cantwell Statement Following Hearing With Boeing CEO
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the following statement after Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg testified before the committee:
Press Releases 03/27/2025
Cantwell Opening Statement at Hearing on Jan. 29 Tragic Crash Near DCA
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening statement during today’s Aviation Subcommittee hearing on NTSB’s preliminary report on the tragic Jan. 29 midair collision between a military Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet:
Press Releases 03/24/2025
Cantwell, Blunt Rochester Demand Commerce Secretary Lutnick Protect Minority Business Development Agency from Trump’s Overreach
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) called on U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to stand up and protect the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) from Trump’s Executive Order that would functionally dismantle it.
Press Releases 03/21/2025
Sen. Cantwell Statement on Trump's Elimination of Agency Dedicated to Supporting Minority Businesses Across the United States
SEATTLE – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the following statement on Trump’s recent Executive Order eliminating the Minority Business Development Agency at the Department of Commerce: