Brian Schatz: “a quick note about the business pending before the Senate: leadership at the FAA, the Federal Aviation Administration.…”

“a quick note about the business pending before the Senate: leadership at the FAA, the Federal Aviation Administration. It has been more than 18 months since the FAA last had a Senate- confirmed leader, and in that time, we have seen an alarming number of close calls on runways and operational challenges, including the outage of the critical Notice to Air Missions system. Compounding these issues is a shortage of air traffic controllers that has led to flight delays and cancelations. The FAA urgently needs a permanent leader to address these concurrent challenges and guarantee the safety of travelers. Michael Whitaker is that leader, and I am glad that the Senate is going to confirm him over the next day or so.”