Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my support for the FAA reauthorization and commend Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for crafting this bipartisan agreement. This bill represents what we can achieve when we work together in good faith to advance the priorities of all our communities. It will help us create a safer and cleaner aviation system while maintaining American leadership in aviation and aerospace innovation. Additionally, the bill includes many of our priorities, including: providing $4 billion for airport infrastructure; tackling PFAS contamination through my bills to establish a new reimbursement program to help airports replace toxic firefighting foams and requiring regular reports from Federal agencies; and, to support the Western Range at Vandenberg Space Force Base, ensuring the FAA can improve real-time data sharing of space launches and reentries with air traffic controllers in the field. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''”