Tammy Duckworth

I want to reiterate my strong support for the post Colgan Air safety reforms, especially the 1,500-hour rule.

They're trying to do what is easier and cheaper for them, not what is best for passengers or crews.

We can't lower the standards. We need to raise the standards, but we have to figure out how to build this pipeline more successfully.

The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support last Congress.

I support Phil Washington because I feel like he is not going to go along with a group think of everything is OK.

I find it incredibly frustrating that only 2.6 percent of aviation mechanics in the United States are women.

I know how critical it is to conduct outreach to young women while they are still in school.

Thank you. I now recognize Mr. Spero.

Chair Duckworth and Ranking Member Moran deserve considerable credit for their dogged support for the program, increasing its visibility, and attempting to grow its impact.

They're trying to do what is easier and cheaper for them, not what is best for passengers or crews.

ALPA was proud to not only fight for the Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIAAB) as part of the last FAA bill, but also to serve on the Board.

Thank you. I now recognize my Ranking Member, Senator Moran.

We just aren't making the kind of progress that we need.

Unfortunately, measured against our goal of strengthening our aviation workforce, the actual grant funding amount of $10 million failed to meet the real-world demand of $121 million.

I want to reiterate my strong support for the post Colgan Air safety reforms, especially the 1,500-hour rule.

I am optimistic that working together in a bipartisan way, we will craft a proposal that combines the best elements of our respective bipartisan bills.

I am calling on everyone who flies to loudly and forthrightly tell the airline lobbyists that we're on to them and their subterfuge, and we're not having it.

We must also ensure that our supply of aviation workers keeps pace with increasing demand, especially for pilots and mechanics.

High levels of pilot training and experience literally make the difference between success and failure, life and death.

Without properly trained, equipped, and compensated workforce, the safety of the flying public will be put at risk.

I would love to see any report from those reviews, if possible.

One of the things that you learn is that a safety system should never be left vulnerable to a single point of failure, never.

As a Senator from the great state of Illinois where we produce a lot of ethanol, my farmers are very supportive of the aviation fuel, sustainable aviation fuel movement.

How often, if ever, are you briefed on concerns that FAA employees may have about the resiliency of the air traffic organization's facilities and equipment?

I would love to see any report from those reviews, if possible.