I urge the Committee to exercise oversight of the Department of Transportation in this case and as I am, call on Secretary Buttigieg to issue the final rule that was due in 2019.

Congress can and must address the health and safety issues caused by aviation-related noise pollution, especially for vulnerable and underserved communities.

I appreciate the opportunity.

I urge the T&I Committee to consider the risks that aviation workers routinely face.

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

Williamsport originally qualified for Essential Air Service but did not enroll in the program because in 2008 U.S. Airways decided to provide service to the community without program funding.

We want to make sure our seniors, our folks with disabilities, have equal access.

Passengers deserve transparency--that is why I joined Ranking Member Cohen and Senators Duckworth and Fischer to introduce the Prioritizing Accessibility and Accountability for Aviation Consumers Act.

Priority to authorizing funding for Federal contract air traffic control towers...

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

No business--small, DBE, or otherwise--can remain viable if it does not get paid in a timely fashion for the satisfactory work it has done.

I introduced two bills that address this issue.

We must restore local community control to the airports.

We implore you that any new legislation address the concerns of communities on the ground.

the STB has decided to accept CP's data and find that this merger is in 'the public interest,' even with impacts on emergency responders, commuter rail, and the environment.

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

We will focus on the productive here today, Representative Cohen. I think that will get us a long way.

provide the safest, most efficient aerospace industry in the world and satisfy the needs of aviation interests of the United States.

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

I urge the Committee to build on work from the last two reauthorizations including provisions I championed to push the FAA to strengthen its DBE efforts.

Reopening the Essential Air Service Program for rural communities could alleviate congestion at major airport hubs by having smaller airports share the load.

Unless we pay attention here, I am afraid that many qualified minority and women owned businesses will continue to be denied a fair opportunity to compete for work.

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

Continued exposure to lead and pollutants is needless and unacceptable.

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