Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Put the country first and end this shutdown.”

H.R. 8505 would provide FMCSA with better tools to root out unscrupulous actors, which are also harmful to consumers and highway safety.

In my long career representing D.C. residents in Congress, I have rarely seen a bill as unreasonable and patronizing to the more than 700,000 people who live in the nation’s capital as this one.

I urge the FAA to do more to combat aviation noise and to engage more with affected communities on this matter.

I urge Members to vote ``no.'' Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Goldman).