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As I talk to Georgia farmers they feel like they have been waiting really just to hear, to get some clear communication from USDA, which frankly they do not trust, about what is going on, and it is trust that we have got to work to rebuild.
Will you commit to providing my office in writing a timeline, a timeline for outreach, application, decision, and the expected distribution of this financial assistance to farmers?
Every single day matters. It is not as if they are standing still. It gets worse the longer it takes.
I believe that it is important that we work with airlines and airports to advance opportunities to grow and diversify their talent pipeline.
The aviation workforce development legislation that I am working on right now will grow and strengthen the entire industry
We ought to see this not only as a challenge, but an opportunity.
We have got to foster a well-trained aviation workforce, which means we have got to invest in aviation education.
I fought to secure funding for middle Georgia State University's School of Aviation in last year's appropriations package.
I believe Georgia is this country's most important aviation state.
Georgia's aviation industry employs more than 108,000 people, spread across more than 800 different companies.
I think if you feel impatient, imagine how impatient they feel.
As I talk to Georgia farmers they feel like they have been waiting really just to hear, to get some clear communication from USDA, which frankly they do not trust, about what is going on, and it is trust that we have got to work to rebuild.
Do you understand that farmers feel like getting information from the USDA is----
I just want to be able to say to these folks, look them in the eye and tell them that relief is on the way.
Will you commit to providing my office in writing a timeline, a timeline for outreach, application, decision, and the expected distribution of this financial assistance to farmers?
Every single day matters. It is not as if they are standing still. It gets worse the longer it takes.
This relief likely includes many Black farmers in Georgia, farmers I know, like Lucias Abrams of Burke County, Carl Parker in Ashburn, who say that they are still in need of financial assistance for past discrimination.
I believe that it is important that we work with airlines and airports to advance opportunities to grow and diversify their talent pipeline.