"American innovation, economic growth, and global leadership are impossible without the hard-working Americans that make up our Nation's aerospace and aviation workforce."
"It is imperative that Congress put the safety of passengers and aviation workers first."
"Congress has a responsibility to address these challenges to ensure we retain a robust U.S. aerospace and aviation workforce now and in the future."
"The unprecedented safety record that we've benefitted from... should serve as a testament to the life-saving benefit that it brings to the aviation industry."
"We want to thank members of Congress who unanimously passed landmark aviation safety legislation Public Law 111-216."
"We are grateful for this committee's leadership, and dismissal for more than a decade, of ALPA's dubious and misleading claims surrounding shortfalls in the Open Skies framework."
"We cannot afford to go backwards on safety and endanger the lives of the flying public."
"This is an historical opportunity in our Nation's history to connect all Americans, and we cannot allow permitting delays and unnecessary costs to mess it up."
"An $860 billion budget, roughly, should be enough to defend this country."
"I take serious, our Nation's obligation to our Service members, veterans, and their families."
"I will submit for the record several questions, since I do have to get over for a vote."
"We cannot keep up with our competitors, like China, if we let critical investments, like military construction, fall behind."
"Prepared statement"
"Without removing barriers to deployment, a record amount of taxpayer money will be wasted."
"The Federal Government owns a significant amount of land in the western States--hundreds of millions of acres--and many of these areas are unserved despite billions of dollars of private and public in..."
"I negotiated and passed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 which Senator Collins, who just left, was a critical part of."
"As I mentioned in my opening statement, I have been a long-time supporter of the Teaching Health Center GME program."
"As a mom with a son with Down syndrome, I am extremely concerned by the continued reports of individuals with disabilities being denied an organ transplant solely based upon an individual's disability..."
