On the recordJuly 19, 2023
I thank you for the indulgence here. The fact is, we have the money, and we need to spend this money to promote the public welfare and the public safety. That is what we are doing with this expenditure, with this authorization for that expenditure, and I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting public safety and the safety of the flying public. We have the best aviation system in the world. We need to keep it that way. We have to invest in it. That is what this is all about. We don't need to divest and put our public at risk. Mr. Chair, I ask that my colleagues vote to oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
