Bob Menendez Jr.: “More dedicated support for a larger and more diverse pediatric workforce is critical, I believe, to address children's…”

Thank you to all the witnesses. I first want to start and build off some of the questions that my colleagues have asked about training our cybersecurity work force.

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 have been a strong proponent of the FAA making this rulemaking a priority.

I am just asking to treat this like the crisis that it is, because we are hearing from our residents every single day who don't want to go to work, who don't want to travel, who are worried about what childcare looks like because they are…