Bob Menendez Jr.: “We need to change that reality.”

In New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, flyers traveling to and from the New York-New Jersey area are experiencing the impacts of the national air traffic controller shortage.

I am proud to have worked with my fellow members of this committee to pass the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, which contains many provisions that are aimed at addressing our aviation workforce needs.

I want to commend you and the dedicated public servants at DHS who stop more fentanyl and have arrested more drug traffickers in the last 2 fiscal years than the previous 5 combined.

These are often small businesses that provide a critical service who have struggled during the pandemic and are still struggling today.