I respectfully claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.

There seems to be this attitude that any merger is bad.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. {time} 1530 Amendment No. 53 Offered by Mr. LaMalfa The Acting…

I oppose the amendment, which directs the FAA to issue an interim final rule to allow restricted category aircraft to be used to transport firefighters to and from wildfire sites and other conforming changes. While I support the intent of…

Let me put my colleague's mind at rest. I don't intend to call for a roll call. I will oppose the amendment, but I do not intend to call for a roll call. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Chairman, I…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.

I would just reiterate the fact that this will add additional burdens to the FAA. They would have to independently verify every single NOTAM. The FAA is already overburdened with work, and they need more and more folks there to make our…

This amendment would add animal feeding operations and meat and food processing facilities to a growing list of sites over which the FAA will restrict drone flights. These restrictions that currently exist are intended to be used for…

I will close in reciting the previous argument that this is not about protecting public safety and that First Amendment rights would be violated. I looked back to see my crowd here, to see how we would win this voice vote, and it looks…

Chair Gensler, your climate change proposal, many sophisticated commentators believe that this is well beyond the SEC's authority.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Committee will rise informally. The…

Firstly, I would like to go ahead and extend to all the leadership that produced this bill my thanks: Chairman Sam Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and Subcommittee Chair Garret Graves, our self-professed passenger. This is an outstanding…

I oppose this amendment which would require the FAA to make an independent assessment of each notice to air mission, or NOTAM, request from a non-Federal entity. Many NOTAMs are simply for general awareness, a temporary crane has been…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment offered by Representative Kean, not as an individual from District 9 but as the ranking member of the Aviation Subcommittee being given certain responsibilities for that position. The Acting…

I claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have seen a spike in the number of mass flight cancellations and significant delay events. Some of these events were not completely attributable to the airlines. The acceleration of the number of…

I thank my colleague for his comments. I emphasize that if we allow or encourage the FAA to study climate change, if it were, it is going to lead to a boondoggle. The FAA is busy enough. They have enough on their hands. It makes sense to…

As indicated by my colleague, the definition of climate change is a long-term event. A flight and turbulence would be a short-term occurrence. What we are talking about is weather in a moment on a duration of a flight and how it impacts…