Frank Lautenberg: “Why are we seeing this kind of a reduction?”

We simply can't afford to ignore the lessons from past accidents and crashes.

Although we have had a complete trade ban on Iran since 1995, a significant loophole existed that allowed the foreign subsidiaries of American companies to do business with Iran.

I am concerned that with our budget difficulties we will continue to see declining budgets for Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation activities in favor of Weapons Activities.

The erosion of FAA's budget directly impacts our ability to complete NextGen and other safety initiatives.