On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5957, the Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016. This bill, introduced by my colleague and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Larsen, a distinguished Member, will provide newly hired disabled veterans at the FAA with the same entitlement to leave that disabled veterans receive at other Federal agencies. I am also proud to be a sponsor of this bill. H.R. 5957 will close an important loophole and it will create parity between FAA-employed veterans with certain service-connected disabilities and veterans at other Federal agencies. This bill is fair, it is necessary, and it is the right thing to do for servicemen and -women who have bravely served this great Nation. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the very distinguished gentleman from Washington State (Mr. Larsen).
