Bob Menendez Jr.: “Well, I think it is important to know those numbers.”

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.

Thank you to our witnesses today for their testimonies, which provide an honest and sobering insight into the state of rail safety today in America.

Which means that every day that House Republicans wait, people die.

Airlines and labor unions continually raise the issue of an aviation maintenance technician, or AMT, shortage.