Chip Cravaack: “This is basically a procedural tactic, and I am very opposed to this. I am a Federal flight deck officer. I have served…”

“This is basically a procedural tactic, and I am very opposed to this. I am a Federal flight deck officer. I have served as a Federal flight deck officer flying for the airlines, and if this was truly an important issue--this has been an open process--this would have been brought out way before this time. Furthermore, the Secretary of Transportation has no authority over U.S. air marshals. The FAA has been and is currently operating under 18 extensions, Mr. Speaker. It is time to get this done. We have come here to make a difference and not to recommit. This is an extension that has not been formally reauthorized since 2003, and I urge my colleagues to vote for this so that we can get the FAA underway and get transportation and business flying again. The House Republicans have brought a bill here today that reforms the necessary programs, that protects air safety and saves the taxpayer dollars. Aviation accounts for 9.3 percent of our GDP. It is done. There have been 4 years of delays, 4 years of people losing their jobs. Get people back to work, and stop these delays. Vote against the motion to recommit. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes appeared to have it.”