Darren Soto

We support the requirement of the committee to submit in its annual report to Congress a list of policy recommendations.

It is key to improve the customer experience for the hearing impaired.

I support authorization of no less than $10 million in the fiscal year 2024 through 2028 to expedite development.

Right now, student housing is not considered compatible with our local airports.

I support steps to address such as increasing Federal student loan aid for pilot training, extending and increasing funding for Aviation Workforce Development Grants to $10 million annually.

Timely reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, the FAA reauthorization, is incredibly important to ensure a safe and efficient travel experience.

I ask that the Committee improve pilot diversity by including language to expand partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and the five Minority Serving Institutions.

Support in the House for these programs was evident last year when my amendment to increase funding for the Aviation Workforce Development Grants passed during Floor consideration of the Transportation Appropriations bill.

The FAA must hire more air traffic controllers to deconflict airspace and safeguard our skies and the ground below.

Everyone deserves the opportunity of a good night's sleep and thus communities deserve the opportunity to establish enforceable nighttime curfews at local airports.

The FAA can't be allowed to operate on autopilot when it comes to new procedures.

I support that bill today and look forward to working with Congresswoman Meng to reintroduce it.

We must restore local community control to the airports.

I supported Congresswoman Meng's bill, the Decrease Noise Levels Act, and I would invite you to include that in your FAA reauthorization.

If a challenge to reducing noise is rooted in deconflicting airspace, then we must hire more air traffic controllers.

We must provide local airports with the ability to disperse both arrivals and departures if they have proposals that can be implemented safely.

The Hudson River tunnel project will eliminate the risk of this potential closure and significantly expand capacity along the Northeast Corridor.

The Gateway project, and specifically the Hudson River tunnel, is the linchpin at the center of this network.

I now urge this committee, alongside the Department of Transportation, to take all available actions to protect commuter bus and transit access.

That is why I am calling on the committee to triple the funding for these reliever airports in urban congested areas to 2%.

This is why all stakeholders I spoke to in my district and across north Texas strongly support investing in scholarships.

This bill will not only bolster our workforce, but expand our opportunities.

If we really want to expand the workforce, we need to be investing in the institutions.

We owe it to our constituents not just to hear their frustrations, but act upon them.

I want to highlight a few priorities of our hard-working flight attendants and transport workers that I share.