Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the list of things that we can do but haven't done is extensive. It is long. We need to chip away at that list and get our work done as 2023 comes to a close. Today, I want to highlight the urgent need to pass a long- term--a long-term--not a continuation of little, short extensions but a long-term FAA reauthorization legislation. The current FAA reauthorization expired on September 30, in which a subsequent extension was passed until the end of this year--that is not many days away. Congress is now progressing toward another short-term extension until mid-March 2024. I serve as the lead Republican and ranking member of the Aviation Subcommittee on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and I stated at the very beginning of my tenure in that position the importance of passing a long-term reauthorization. And I am here today to continue to beat that drum. Continuous short-term extensions are detrimental to the Agency, the industry, and the flying public. This is about public safety. We have been genuinely and rightfully concerned about the flying public, and reauthorization of the FAA bill, as we have developed it, is an important component of making people safer as they fly. Multiple-year reauthorization is necessary for long-term planning and growth of the civil aviation industry.…”