These people have overcome obstacles their entire lives, and all that's going to happen is that we are going to cede our leadership in aviation technology to other countries.

We are grateful to Chairman Garrett Graves, Congresswoman Sharice Davids, and members of the Committee for introducing and passing the 'Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Coordination and Leadership Act.'

As one example of an application where drones can be helpful, during the 2016 floods and Hurricane Laura in 2020 in my home State of Louisiana...

I look forward to unveiling the plan and encouraging my colleagues and industry stakeholders to work with my office...

The last thing we need is FAA's lack of leadership and unwillingness to accept new ideas to drive the next great age of aviation out of America.

Again, unmanned aircraft systems (or drones) and advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft, have the potential to revolutionize our transportation systems...

The last thing we need is the FAA's lack of leadership and its unwillingness to accept new ideas to drive the next great age of aviation out of America.

I am afraid that is kind of the scenario that we are in today, in that you represent innovators...

We cannot allow the opportunities these technologies provide to our constituents to be stifled by endless redtape and requests for more data and studies.

I love the technology, I love the future that you are helping to create.

This is a fundamentally safer technology. You have the authority to make a physics-based declaration of what it means to be certified.

The FAA here, as good as they are--and they have an impeccable safety record, by all measures--is looking backwards.

Imagine a future where you can travel across town, from city to city, to an airport that is normally out of reach...

We need to maintain that leadership position by continuing to be innovative.

We thank Chairman Graves (R-LA) and Ranking Member Larsen (D-WA) for their leadership on this legislation.

I think that it is really important that we are all talking about facts here and that we are recognizing congressional intent and how this very provision has been exercised and used by States for decades and decades. This recent…

I can make posters, too. I think I got the right backdrop there. Let's talk a little bit about credibility. Let's talk a little bit about the challenges that this country is experiencing, like the little girl on the playground and what our…

I thank the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Sam Graves, for his leadership on this issue. Mr. Chairman, let me describe the situation that we are facing right now. The Clean Water Act, as has been noted, was…

My metric of success for your airport is if a line is longer at Cafe Du Monde, famous----

I also ask unanimous consent that the record remain open for 15 days for any additional comments and information submitted by Members or witnesses to be included in the record of today's hearing.

we represent two traditional commercial airports, New Orleans Airport and Baton Rouge Airport.

I think Cafe Du Monde's line has been longer about two-thirds of the year. So, I think that is a good thing.

I ask unanimous consent that the record of today's hearing remain open until such time as our witnesses have provided answers to any questions that may be submitted to them in writing.

I want to thank Mike Edwards and the folks from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport for being here.

Ranking Member Cohen, we represent two traditional commercial airports, New Orleans Airport and Baton Rouge Airport.