Following the money for construction, campaigns

By Matthew Lewis

Critical deadlines are looming to renew funding for transportation projects, but there are differing approaches to the problem in the House

New, performance-based method of divvying up funds at risk

By Matthew Lewis

Public transportation advocates are up in arms this week over the latest twist in an ongoing war between mass transit and highway funding in

Commentary: Profiteering from democracy

By Charles Lewis

In his January 1998 State of the Union address, after decrying the campaign-fund-raising "arms race," Preside

Excerpts from this story referencing "Senate Commerce Committee":

"… biggest haul in media money —including his presidential campaign — is Senate Commerce Committee chairman McCain, who has collected more than $685,000. Overall, the amount …"

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Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part one

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — It is no surprise and nothing new in the land of the spin and the home of the sound bite that each and every can

Excerpts from this story referencing "Senate Commerce Committee":

"… erstein. Many of McCain’s advisers have clients with business before the Senate Commerce Committee, which he chairs, and those clients have contributed to his campaigns. His …"

"… nt lists read like a who’s who of companies with major issues before the Senate Commerce Committee. Weber’s clients for 1999 include some of the biggest companies in telec …"

"… any lobbyists can claim such a close relationship with the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Besides acting as political advisers to McCain, they also co-hosted a fun …"

Belying his rhetoric, McCain worked for megamerger sought by campaign patron AT&T

By Nathaniel Heller and Annys Shin

WASHINGTON, December 7, 1999 — Republican Senator John McCain, outspoken advocate of campaign-finance reform, has built his presidential can

Excerpts from this story referencing "Senate Commerce Committee":

"… ditionally, Timmons’ wife, Paula Pleas-Timmons, a former aide on the Senate Commerce Committee, is an in-house lobbyist for AT&T Wireless Service. It’s no wo …"

Who will map U.S. broadband?

By Te-Ping Chen

There’s a $350 million slice of pie in President Obama’s stimulus plan that watchdog groups are starting to eye with concern. At stake is th

Excerpts from this story referencing "Senate Commerce Committee":

"… example, in April 2007, Connected Nation’s CEO, Brian Mefford, told the Senate Commerce Committee that Kentucky was becoming a “national leader in technology acceleration …"

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Some airlines will lose 25 percent of work force

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2001 — Nancy Aldrich has a plaque sitting on an 18-foot, floor-to-ceiling bookcase full of her most cherished items,

Excerpts from this story referencing "Senate Commerce Committee":

"… ilot applicants with declining prior experience,” Lacey testified to the Senate Commerce Committee in July. “However, reducing safety standards or carving out exceptions t …"

Young pilots riskier than the over-60s who are turned away

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2001 — Minutes after the TWA Boeing 727 had taken off from New Yorks LaGuardia Airport and was climbing above 10,000

Excerpts from this story referencing "Senate Commerce Committee":

"… rule.Federal Election Commission records show that ALPA donated $5,000 to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., in the last election cycle, and $1,000 to H …"

"… verything to do with safety. They dont mention money.Testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee in July, ALPAs Woerth described the mandatory retirement age as “an effe …"

Fraud, abuse found in NASA research funding to small companies

By Peter Tartaglione

A NASA program to encourage small companies to develop new technology has accepted questionable research from some contractors and given oth

Excerpts from this story referencing "Senate Commerce Committee":

"… s, civil judgments, or administrative action, the inspector general told a Senate Commerce Committee hearing last year.While problems also plague some of NASA’s big contract …"

ANALYSIS: Health insurers would make consumers pay for better information

By Wendell Potter

Facing new ‘labeling’ mandate, health insurers threaten to pass $50 million compliance tab to policy-holders and employers.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Senate Commerce Committee":

"… about little-known health insurance industry practices at a hearing of his Senate Commerce Committee, I initially was reluctant. I knew that if I was completely honest, my lif …"

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