Press Releases

Press Releases 06/26/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Nominees Confirmed
Press Releases 06/24/2009
Hearing Summary: Consumer Choices and Transparency in the Health Insurance Industry
Press Releases 06/24/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Consumer Choices and Transparency in the Health Insurance Industry
Today’s hearing is about protecting consumers so I want to start by talking about a consumer.
Press Releases 06/24/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Releases New Investigative Report Revealing Widespread Deceptive Health Insurance Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) announces the release of an investigative report, “Underpayments to Consumers by the Health Insurance Industry.”
Press Releases 06/24/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Releases Health Insurance Investigative Staff Report
Washington, D.C.—Today, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) announces the release of an investigative staff report, Underpayments to Consumers by the Health Insurance Industry.
Press Releases 06/23/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on "High-Speed Passenger Rail: How Fast Will It Get Here?"
Press Releases 06/22/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Travel Promotion Act
Press Releases 06/22/2009
Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Boxer Request Rail Safety Funding
Press Releases 06/18/2009
Hearing Summary: Freight Transportation In America: Options For Improving The Nation’s Network
Press Releases 06/18/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on Freight Transportation in America: Options for Improving the Nation's Network
Press Releases 06/18/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on FCC Nominations
Press Releases 06/18/2009
Commerce Committee Approves Nominees
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds President Obama’s Financial Proposal
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Hearing Summary: The Consumer Wireless Experience
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Remarks on the Consumer Wireless Experience
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Hearing Summary: Aviation Safety: The Role and Responsibility of Commercial Air Carriers and Employees
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Introduces Bill To Protect Public Access To Key Information During Emergencies
Press Releases 06/17/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks on Aviation Safety: The Role and Responsibility of Commercial Air Carriers and Employees
Press Releases 06/16/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks at the CPSC Nomination Hearing
Press Releases 06/16/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks at FCC Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 06/16/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Receives Requested Responses From GM and Chrysler
Press Releases 06/16/2009
Hearing and Witness List Advisory: The Consumer Wireless Experience
Press Releases 06/12/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds President Obama’s Efforts To Improve The Blue Economy
Press Releases 06/11/2009
Today’s Hearing on the FY 2010 NOAA Budget: Opening Statement – John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman
Press Releases 06/11/2009
Hearing Summary: Aviation Safety: FAA’s Role In The Oversight Of Air Carriers
Press Releases 06/11/2009
Hearing Summary: FY 2010 NOAA Budget Hearing
Press Releases 06/10/2009
Statement For The Record Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV Aviation Subcommittee Hearing on Aviation Safety: FAA’s Oversight of Commercial Air Carriers
Press Releases 06/9/2009
News: Chairman Rockefeller And Senate Commerce Committee Members Release Bipartisan Letters To GM CEO And Chrysler President Demanding Action
Press Releases 06/9/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Blue Economy Hearing
Press Releases 06/5/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement On The Transition To All Digital Programming
Press Releases 06/5/2009
Ride The Wave To Ocean Week On Capitol Hill
Press Releases 06/3/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Statement on GM And Chrysler Dealership Hearing
Press Releases 06/3/2009
Key Quotes from Hearing On Chrysler/GM Bankruptcies
Press Releases 06/1/2009
Commerce Committee Takes Lead On Railroad Legislation
Press Releases 06/1/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Holds Hearing On Chrysler/GM Bankruptcies
Press Releases 05/29/2009
Chairman Rockefeller And Senator Snowe’s Statement On The Obama Administration’s Cybersecurity Review
Press Releases 05/28/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Launches Investigation Into Deceptive Online “Mystery Charges”
Press Releases 05/27/2009
Chairman Rockefeller And Senator Snowe’s Statement On The Obama Administration’s Cybersecurity Review
Press Releases 05/26/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Statement On President Obama's Nomination Of General Charles Bolden For Administrator Of NASA
Press Releases 05/22/2009
Commerce Chairman Rockefeller: Chrysler Does Not Go Far Enough
Press Releases 05/22/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Leadership Demands Answers from Chrysler and GM on Future of Local Auto Dealers
Press Releases 05/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for NASA Budget Hearing
Press Releases 05/21/2009
Key Quotes from Imported Drywall Hearing
Press Releases 05/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Imported Drywall Hearing
Press Releases 05/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Stands Up For Auto Dealers
Press Releases 05/20/2009
NOAA Makes A Splash On Capitol Hill
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Hails Passage Of The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility And Disclosure Act
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Key Quotes from the Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Calls For Investigation Into FAA and Air Carrier Oversight Of Pilot Training And Fatigue
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Nominations Hearing
Press Releases 05/19/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement Supporting New Vehicle Emission Standards (CAFE)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama today – for the first time in history – announced a new national policy aimed at both increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas pollution for all new cars and trucks sold in the United States. The new standards, covering model years 2012-2016, and ultimately requiring an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016, are projected to save 1.8 billion barrels of oil over the life of the program with a fuel economy gain averaging more than 5 percent per year and a reduction of approximately 900 million metric tons in greenhouse gas emissions. This would surpass the CAFE law passed by Congress in 2007 which required an average fuel economy of 35 mpg in 2020.
Press Releases 05/14/2009
Chairmen Rockefeller and Dorgan Announce Hearings On Airline Safety
Press Releases 05/14/2009
Chairmen Rockefeller and Lautenberg Introduce National Surface Transportation Policy Bill
Press Releases 05/13/2009
Key Quotes from Reauthorization of the FAA Hearing
Press Releases 05/13/2009
Key Quotes from Tourism in Troubled Times Hearing
Press Releases 05/13/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Reauthorization of the FAA Hearing
Press Releases 05/13/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Tourism in Troubled Times Hearing
Press Releases 05/12/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Reminds Consumers Of The Digital Television Transition (DTV) On June 12, 2009
Press Releases 05/7/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds National Train Day Resolution
Press Releases 05/7/2009
Key Quotes from the Future of Journalism Hearing
Press Releases 05/6/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Statement on Future of Journalism Hearing
Press Releases 05/6/2009
Commerce Committee Broadens Investigation Into Allegations Of Fraud By NASA Contractors
Press Releases 05/6/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement On New CPSC Posts
Press Releases 05/5/2009
Key Quotes from Piracy on the High Seas Hearing
Press Releases 05/5/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Statement on Piracy Hearing
Press Releases 05/4/2009
House and Senate Committees Request Full Review Of Bayer’s Continued Use Of Toxic Chemical
Press Releases 04/29/2009
Rockefeller Cracks Down On Fraud
Press Releases 04/29/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds President Obama’s First 100 Days In Office
Press Releases 04/28/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Statement on The Future of National Surface Transportation Policy
Press Releases 04/28/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision on Indecency Standards
Press Releases 04/27/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Applauds New Members Of President’s Science And Technology Advisory Council
Press Releases 04/24/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement On FAA Bird Strike Data Release
Press Releases 04/24/2009
Rockefeller Introduced Legislation Calling For Universal Adoption Of Electronic Health Records
Press Releases 04/23/2009
Rockefeller Statement on Nominees Voted Out Of Commerce Committee
Press Releases 04/21/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement On Commerce Committee Nominees
Press Releases 04/21/2009
Statement by Senator Rockefeller Before The House Committee On Energy And Commerce, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations
Press Releases 04/17/2009
Hearing Postponed: Reform of the Federal Communications Commission
Press Releases 04/16/2009
Senate Commerce Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement on the Obama Administration’s Suppport for High Speed Rail Development
Press Releases 04/8/2009
SENATE COMMERCE CHAIRMAN ROCKEFELLER’S STATEMENT ON U.S. FLAGGED CARGO VESSEL MAERSK ALABAMA SEIZED BY PIRATES OFF COAST OF SOMALIA
Press Releases 04/3/2009
SENATOR ROCKEFELLER URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION ON BAYER CHEMICAL EXPLOSION
Press Releases 04/3/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Requests Information from Eighteen Health Insurance Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has held two full committee hearings on Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices – Are Consumers Getting What They Paid For? Rockefeller sent letters late yesterday to 18 different health insurance companies asking them what data they use to determine reimbursement rates as part of a continuing investigation into health insurance premiums.
Press Releases 04/2/2009
COMMERCE CHAIRMAN ROCKEFELLER’S STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF NASA INSPECTOR GENERAL ROBERT COBB
Press Releases 04/1/2009
Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Snowe Introduce Comprehensive Cybersecurity Legislation
Press Releases 04/1/2009
Bill Would Federalize Cybersecurity- Senate Proposal Would Affect Even Some Private Networks
Press Releases 04/1/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Sends Letter to Inspector General After Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices Hearing
Press Releases 03/31/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks for Part II of Deceptive Health Insurance Hearing
Press Releases 03/31/2009
Irate Lawmakers Vow To Press Health Insurers On Reimbursement
Press Releases 03/31/2009
Senator Puts UnitedHealth Execs on Payments Hot Seat
Press Releases 03/31/2009
Senator Investigates Health Insurers’ Out-of-Network Rate Practices
Press Releases 03/30/2009
Hearing Announcement- Part II: Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices
Press Releases 03/27/2009
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement on Increasing Fuel Economy Standards
Press Releases 03/26/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Remarks on Deceptive Health Insurance Hearing
Good Morning. Today’s hearing is the first of two hearings we are holding to look at a deceptive payment practice that the health insurance industry has gotten away with for the last decade, maybe even longer.
Press Releases 03/26/2009
Chairman Rockefeller Holds First Oversight and Investigations Hearing on Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Policies
Press Releases 03/25/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Opening Statement on FAA Reauthorization
Press Releases 03/25/2009
Chairman Rockefeller's Statement on Confirmation Of Gary Locke As 36th U.S. Secretary Of Commerce
Press Releases 03/20/2009
Deceptive Health Insurance Industry Practices – Are Consumers Getting What They Paid For?
Press Releases 03/19/2009
Rockefeller Statement on NOAA And OSTP Nominees Confirmed
Press Releases 03/19/2009
Rockefeller Statement on Governor Gary Locke to be The Next U.S Secretary of Commerce
Press Releases 03/13/2009
Hearing on the Nomination of Governor Gary Locke to be U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Press Releases 03/11/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison Announce New Subcommittee Members
Press Releases 03/9/2009
Hearing Announcement: Cybersecurity – Assessing Our Vulnerabilities and Developing An Effective Defense
Press Releases 03/9/2009
Rockefeller Launches NASA Investigation-- Demands Answers For Taxpayers
Press Releases 03/9/2009
Hearing Announcement:Climate Science – Empowering Our Response to Climate Change
Press Releases 03/9/2009
Hearing Announcement: FAA Reauthorization – NextGen And The Benefits of Modernization
Press Releases 02/23/2009
Hearing Announcement: Consumer Protection and The Credit Crisis
Press Releases 02/17/2009
Senator Rockefeller Issues Consumer Protection Guide in Advance of West Virginia's Digital Television Transition
Press Releases 02/13/2009
Rockefeller Statement on Tragic Plane Crash
Press Releases 02/12/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison Announce New Subcommittees
Press Releases 02/12/2009
Senate Commerce Chairman Rockefeller Announces New Committee Rules
Press Releases 02/6/2009
Senate Commerce Committe to Hold Executive Session on Committee Rules
Press Releases 02/6/2009
NOAA and OSTP Nominees to Appear Before Senate Commerce Committee
Press Releases 01/28/2009
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Rockefeller Deeply Disappointed by House Republican Block of DTV Delay Bill
Press Releases 01/26/2009
Rockefeller DTV Delay Bill Passes Senate
Press Releases 01/22/2009
Rockefeller Congratulates Rep. LaHood on His Confirmation as Department of Transportation Secretary
Press Releases 01/22/2009
Rockefeller Announces Compromise on DTV Delay Bill
Press Releases 01/15/2009
Oceans Policy Scores Victory with Passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Press Releases 10/10/2008
Oceans Subcommittee to Explore Impact of Impending Regulatory Changes on Maine’s Groundfish Industry at Field Hearing
Press Releases 10/2/2008
Senate Confirms CPB Nominees and USCG Promotions
Press Releases 10/1/2008
Senate Passes Rail Safety and Amtrak Bills
Press Releases 09/27/2008
Senate Passes Maritime Administration Reauthorization
Press Releases 09/26/2008
Senate Passes Broadband Data Improvement Act
Press Releases 09/26/2008
Senate Passes National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization
Press Releases 09/26/2008
Senate Passes Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008
Press Releases 09/26/2008
Commerce Committee Approves CPB and DOT Nominations, USCG Promotions
Press Releases 09/26/2008
Senate Gives Coast Guard Increased Authority to Interdict Submarines Smuggling Drugs into the United States
Press Releases 09/25/2008
Inouye Praises House Passage of Rail Safety and Amtrak Bill, Calls for Immediate Passage in Senate
Press Releases 09/25/2008
Senate Approves National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008
Press Releases 09/24/2008
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation Safety Hearing
Press Releases 09/23/2008
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Broadband Consumer Privacy Hearing
Press Releases 09/23/2008
Inouye Urges Agencies to Redouble DTV Transition Efforts
Press Releases 09/18/2008
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for DTV Transition Hearing
Press Releases 09/18/2008
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for U.S.-Korea Automobile Trade Imbalance Hearing
Press Releases 09/17/2008
Commerce Committee to Examine Consumer Privacy Issues Related to Broadband Service Providers
Press Releases 09/16/2008
Inouye Calls for Immediate Passage of S.1492, the Broadband Data Improvement Act
Press Releases 09/16/2008
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Bus Safety Hearing
Press Releases 09/12/2008
Commerce Committee to Hear Testimony from Corporation for Public Broadcasting Nominees
Press Releases 09/12/2008
Commerce Committee to Review Progress of DTV Transition with FCC, NTIA
Press Releases 09/12/2008
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Hearing on Consumer Benefits of Broadband
Press Releases 09/11/2008
Commerce Committee Releases MARAD Bill Financial Disclosure Certification
Press Releases 09/11/2008
Commerce Committee Cancels Hearing to Examine Marine Protected Areas
Press Releases 09/9/2008
Commerce Committee to Hold Hearing on Consumer Benefits of Broadband
Press Releases 08/4/2008
President Signs Bill with Inouye Amendment Aiding Seniors, Rural America, and Minorities with DTV Transition Prep
Press Releases 07/11/2008
Witnesses Announced for Hearing on Summer Air Travel Outlook
Press Releases 06/20/2008
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Hearing on Climate Change Impacts on Transportation
Press Releases 06/20/2008
Senate Adopts Inouye Amendment Aiding Seniors, Rural America, and Minorities with DTV Transition Prep
Press Releases 06/6/2008
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Hearing on Improving Efficiency of Freight Movement
Press Releases 03/5/2007
Inouye, Stevens Introduce Competitiveness Bill
Press Releases 08/4/2006
Senate Approves Commerce Committee Nominees
Press Releases 06/28/2006
Committee Approves Communications Reform Bill
Press Releases 06/27/2006
Congress Sends Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill to President
Press Releases 06/26/2006
Chairman Stevens' Opening Statement at the Communications Reform Bill Markup
Press Releases 06/22/2006
Chairman Stevens Applauds Committee Members for Bipartisan Leadership on Interoperability Funding
Press Releases 06/19/2006
Chairman Stevens Highlights Bipartisan Approach in Passing Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Press Releases 06/19/2006
Senate Approves Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Press Releases 06/7/2006
Chairman Stevens Addresses NCTA Key Contacts Breakfast
Press Releases 06/6/2006
Senate Approves Legislation to Implement the U.S.-Russian Polar Bear Treaty
Press Releases 06/5/2006
NOAA Honors Stevens with 2006 Special Recognition Award
Press Releases 06/1/2006
Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Freight Railroad Service, Capacity
Press Releases 05/26/2006
Senate Approves DOT Nominees
Press Releases 05/26/2006
Senate Approves McDowell to be Member of FCC
Press Releases 05/25/2006
Chairman Stevens Urges Congress to Pass WARN Act
Press Releases 05/23/2006
Chairman Stevens Co-Sponsors Resolution Declaring June National Internet Safety Month
Press Releases 05/18/2006
Senate Commerce Committee Approves American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
Press Releases 05/9/2006
Chairman Stevens Speaks in Support of Massachusetts Deciding Nantucket Sound Wind Farm Siting
Press Releases 05/5/2006
Chairman Stevens Sees Communications Reform Bill as Measure to Speed Broadband Deployment
Press Releases 05/1/2006
Chairman Stevens Introduces Comprehensive Communications Reform Bill
Press Releases 04/26/2006
Chairman Stevens and Co-Chairman Inouye Introduce Call Home Act
Press Releases 04/10/2006
Chairman Stevens' CableFAX Op-ed on Decency
Press Releases 04/7/2006
Conference Committee Approves Coast Guard Authorization Conference Report
Press Releases 03/30/2006
Commerce Committee Approves Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act
Press Releases 03/29/2006
Chairman Stevens Applauds Administration for New CAFÉ Standards for Light Trucks
Press Releases 03/28/2006
Senate Confirms Vice Admiral Thad Allen to be Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Press Releases 03/21/2006
Chairman Stevens Addresses CompTel Conference
Press Releases 03/17/2006
Senate Confirms Robert Cresanti to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology
Press Releases 03/17/2006
Senate Passes U.S. SAFE WEB Act
Press Releases 03/16/2006
Commerce Committee Approves Resolution Honoring Staffer Susan MacDonald
Press Releases 03/16/2006
Senate Commerce Committee Reports Several Nominees Out of Committee
Press Releases 03/15/2006
Chairman Stevens Receives DTV Leadership Award
Press Releases 03/14/2006
Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens Recognized for Highway Safety Improvement Efforts
Press Releases 03/8/2006
Allen Introduces Legislation to Protect Americans' Phone Records
Press Releases 03/6/2006
Inouye Comments on AT&T’s Proposed Purchase of BellSouth
Press Releases 02/17/2006
Senate Passes Resolution Honoring Kenneth Mead
Press Releases 02/17/2006
Chairman Stevens Introduces American Broadband for Communities Act
Press Releases 02/13/2006
Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens Addresses the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Press Releases 02/9/2006
Chairman Ted Stevens Comments on FCC Report on A La Carte Cable Programming
Press Releases 02/8/2006
Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens Addresses the Wachovia Forum on Behalf of Securities Equity Research Firms
Press Releases 02/7/2006
Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens Receives Satellite Leadership in Government Award
Press Releases 02/3/2006
Stevens, Inouye Comment on Progress on Ocean Issues
Press Releases 02/2/2006
Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens Addresses the American Bar Association Forum on Air & Space Law
Press Releases 01/27/2006
Committee to Hold Hearing on Protecting Consumers’ Phone Records
Press Releases 01/19/2006
Chairman Stevens Comments on Nomination of New Commandant of the Coast Guard
Press Releases 01/19/2006
Chairman Stevens Reacts to Third Party Access to Phone Records
Press Releases 12/22/2005
Senate Approves Resolution Honoring Flight Deck Officer Program Participants
Press Releases 12/21/2005
Senate Approves the Securing Cockpits Against Lasers Act
Press Releases 12/21/2005
Senate Approves NASA Authorization Conference Report
Press Releases 12/21/2005
Senate Approves FCC Nominees
Press Releases 12/21/2005
Senate Approves Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act Title in Budget Reconciliation Conference Report
Press Releases 12/21/2005
Senate Approves Maritime Administration Enhancement Act
Press Releases 12/19/2005
House-Senate Conference Committee Approves Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act Title in Budget Reconciliation Bill
Press Releases 12/17/2005
Senate Approves NTSB and FTC Nominees