STEVE KNIGHT: “I appreciate the chairman's and ranking member's work on this. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the FAA…”

“I appreciate the chairman's and ranking member's work on this. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016. The aeronautics research carried out by the Federal Aviation Administration is vital to our Nation's prosperity. This is why earlier this year I introduced the FLIGHT R&D Act to authorize FAA's civil aviation research and development authorization activities. The FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 includes many important research and development provisions. Specifically, the bill incorporates provisions from the FLIGHT R&D Act that pertain to unmanned aircraft systems and cybersecurity. But it is only a stopgap measure. We as a nation must ensure our civil aeronautics research and development activities are fully authorized. I look forward to working with my colleagues in both the House and Senate on completing a multiyear FAA authorization that will incorporate provisions of the FLIGHT R&D Act that are not in today's extension. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”