Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation Committee

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“The House KIDS Act is a slap in the face to all the parents who have fought so hard for years to pass meaningful legislation to protect kids online.” - Kristin Bride on why the Senate’s KOSA is a stronger bill to protect children online.

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“Parents like me will not support the House[‘s] KIDS Act, but we will support the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act” – Lori Schott, the mother of a child who died by suicide after interacting with self-harm videos on social media.

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“The House is trying to pass a bad bill. A bad bill will only add to the illusion of safety, because then parents will trust that their kids are safer." - Tricia Maciejewski on why the KIDS Act in the House fails to adequately protect children.

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.@SenatorCantwell’s statement on today’s SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. Slaughter, allowing President Trump to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter without cause.

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Hurricane Hunters don't only track hurricanes, they also collect critical data on atmospheric rivers that cause severe flooding and landslides across the Pacific Northwest. That means improved storm predictions and more accurate warnings for our communities.

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NOAA's Hurricane Hunters collect vital data from inside dangerous storms, but much of the fleet is over 50 years old.

That��s why the bipart Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act will modernize the aging fleet and codify the mission in federal law.

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WATCH: @SenatorCantwell opening statement on the passage of the Protect College Sports Act out of Committee. https://t.co/o6sh3I9z5f

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.@SenatorCantwell on passage of the Protect College Sports Act out of the Commerce Committee today.

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Kermit and Miss Piggy — two of NOAA's aging hurricane hunter aircraft — could get reinforcements under a Senate bill that would significantly expand the fleet used to gather critical storm data.

The bill was introduced Wednesday, the same day Arthur became the season's first tropical storm in the Atlantic basin.

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Two of NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft will reach the end of their service life in 2030 and must be replaced.

@SenatorCantwell & @SenTedCruz are introducing bipartisan legislation to modernize the fleet and keep communities safe.

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Check out @senatorcantwell's new op-ed in the Washington Post on the future of college sports: https://t.co/rXO55R3RY3

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Congratulations to Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and Bob Hines on being selected for NASA's Artemis III mission! With the help of Washington state's aerospace innovators, engineers, and skilled workforce, this highly complex mission will prove out key technologies for docking the Orion spacecraft with our lunar landers in Earth orbit. This is an integral step for the United States to return to the moon and to establish a lasting presence there.

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ICYMI: Nick Saban - "This is a serious bipartisan effort to bring order to a system that badly needs fixing. I don’t think this is bipartisan, I think this is something that should be nonpartisan."
Watch: https://t.co/glPZQWGWOq

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"This is a serious bipartisan effort to bring order to a system that badly needs fixing. I don’t think this is bipartisan, I think this is something that should be nonpartisan. It’s that important in terms of college athletics. In terms of the future for young people" -Nick Saban

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ICYMI: @SenatorCantwell "What once felt like a shared national pastime has become a free-for-all, a money flowing with few guardrails, players and coaches constantly moving, and schools struggling to keep pace."

Watch: https://t.co/eBU8sBXYiB

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"What once felt like a shared national pastime has become a free-for-all, a money flowing with few guardrails, players and coaches constantly moving, and schools struggling to keep pace."
@SenatorCantwell at college sports hearing: https://t.co/eBU8sBXYiB

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The Protect College Sports Act amends the Sports Broadcasting Act to unlock billions in new revenue for ALL schools and it stops schools from cutting women's and Olympic sports to fund football arms races. This is how we save college sports for generations to come.

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Student athletes ARE college sports. It's time the rules reflected that.

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“The clock is ticking. We must act now to modernize our system & address the complex challenges facing college sports. While no solution is perfect, we have a pivotal opportunity to make meaningful progress. Doing nothing is simply not an option” @TKGould https://t.co/z9qyz7UDpD

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“College athletics has provided me with incredible opportunities, relationships, & experiences that have helped me elevate my life in tremendous ways. I believe strongly in preserving these opportunities for future generations” @lancefrmdabean https://t.co/DlbkkiX97X

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Watch: https://t.co/glPZQWGWOq

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"This is a serious bipartisan effort to bring order to a system that badly needs fixing. I don’t think this is bipartisan, I think this is something that should be nonpartisan. It’s that important in terms of college athletics. In terms of the future for young people" -Nick Saban