June 17, 2024 - TRA Newswire-A congressional bill filed by a Nebraska Senator that would hold Amtrak accountable for executive bonuses and make the railroad more transparent in its finances has also raised the eyebrows of Texas Senator Ted Cruz,...

October 27, 2023 - TRA Newswire - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, along with a bicameral coalition of federal lawmakers, is calling on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to reverse its...

June 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire -Three "Flyover Country" senators are not happy about the geographic makeup of the Amtrak Board of Directors and made their voices heard during a nominee hearing of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.Chairwoman...

June 18, 2023 - TRA Editorial - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee nomination hearing this coming Wednesday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider nominations for...

May 4, 2023 - TRA Newswire - The new ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), has come out in advocating for a national approch to develop passenger rail policy. Cruz picks...