The American people deserve the simple task that we accomplish as their congressional servants that we ask the right questions.

I do welcome today's hearing to examine how we can work with the Postal Service to facilitate its transition to a modern electric vehicle fleet.

I would like to see that, you know, as a compromise invested in and acted upon by the United States Postal Service.

I would like to thank Chairwoman Maloney for her steadfast focus on this issue.

We cannot and will not go along with that.

Mr. DeJoy's investment in a fleet that is only 20 percent EV is simply not enough.

Over 136,000 of those vehicles, about 63 percent of them, are so-called 'long-life vehicles' that have been on the road for an average of 29 years.

Is there a way we could phaseout those vehicles, replace them in the short term with combustion engine vehicles, as regrettable as that is?

Thank you for hosting the Aviation Subcommittee hearing on March 17th, 2022, addressing community concerns surrounding aviation noise.

I have been trying to convince the FAA that we can realign these runways so that we maximize over-the-water landings and over-the-water takeoffs to save the people from the harm that they are experiencing right now.

I find it hard to believe that only 450,000 people across the country have been complaining about aircraft noise.

I hope the FAA will work cooperatively with Congress and local advocacy groups to continue proactively addressing community concerns regarding aviation noise.