Political Quotes

“First, I want to acknowledge the hard work that my colleagues Congresswoman Speier and Congressman Panetta have done, along with myself, to address airplane noise in our Bay Area congressional districts. I am pleased to support Mr. Panetta's amendment to H.R. 4, which requires the FAA to consider alternative metrics to the current average day-night sound level standard, including actual noise sampling. This will ensure that the FAA has an accurate measure of the noise in communities surrounding airports and allow them to take steps to mitigate it. Since the FAA implemented NextGen in 2015, my Silicon Valley district constituents have been consistently subjected to a higher volume of noise complaints impacting their lives daily. I have never experienced anything like this in 25 years of representation. It is unprecedented. There is a 1,000 percent increase in noise complaints. So this amendment is an important first step, and it is a first step in alleviating the constant noise, consistent noise over our congressional districts, and I am committed to working with the FAA and the many engaged, really, hundreds and hundreds of engaged constituents in my district until this issue is resolved.”