This means thousands upon thousands of jobs are completely reliant on making sure that the types of authorizations and expenditures we are talking about today are considered and made expeditiously.

The aviation industry today is the largest sector in terms of our net trade benefits.

The current curriculum was written before I was born.

We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts on how the FAA reauthorization bill we did in 2018... will help to address some of the challenges we have before us.

GAO was directed to conduct a study to evaluate the current and future workforce needs.

We believe this demand is likely attributed to industry needs, our AABI-accredited status, and the affordability of our degree programs.

We need to make sure that we are all collectively working together.

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Crenshaw) for fighting for the disaster victims of the awful hurricanes that his constituents and others have gone through in Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. And I…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Texas for yielding me the time. Madam Chair, we are in a situation where we absolutely have needs in terms of disaster victims, whether it is Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Texas, South Carolina…

The Mississippi drains, like, two-thirds of the United States.

We have exceeded the objectives of the Obama Administration regarding the Clean Power Plan.

I promise to conserve time and conserve the lake. Mr. Speaker, Lake Pontchartrain is perhaps not a very well-known lake. It is actually the second largest saltwater lake in the United States, but it wasn't always this way. Lake…

for every 1 ton of emissions the United States has reduced, China has increased emissions by 4 tons.

the science actually shows that it is the emissions.

under the Paris Agreement, China is actually able to increase their emissions by 50 percent through 2030.

Reducing emissions, I will say it again: I agree with you in regard to that objective.

Number one, China being considered a developing nation is completely laughable and any agreement that includes that.

We cannot forget--none of us can--Republicans or Democrats, we are the global leader in emissions reduction, period.

there is an electricity generation facility known as Net Power. It is natural-gas-fired electricity, meaning it is a natural gas electrification facility, but it has net zero emissions.

We have actually exceeded the emissions targets set by the Clean Power Plan, which was 32 percent by 2030.

I want to thank the gentleman from Alabama.

We lifted people up out of poverty. We have the lowest unemployment rate that we have had in decades.

Across all modes of transportation, safety is this committee's and subcommittee's highest priority.

This hearing touches on a topic that this subcommittee and quite honestly most airline passengers seldom consider.

It is important for this subcommittee to hear what can be done by the FAA, industry, and labor to improve safety for airline ground workers.