the FAA has either declined or ignored our offers to contribute.

It is why it is essential that the measures in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 are carried out to the fullest extent of the law to provide the necessary and appropriate staffing levels to keep American travelers safe.

I love the FAA. I know the people that work there well. I am supportive.

I would look forward to working with you all on that, and I know there are other Members here who would as well if we really do want to be on the cutting edge.

This interference diminishes safety at sea and in the air.

Offshore wind negatively impacts transportation safety under this committee's jurisdiction--and that is why I ask you about it, I am not asking you an energy question--including maritime navigation and aviation.

In my opinion, these conflicts prove that safety evaluation is incomplete to this day.

I want to be clear: I support clean energy. I support solar energy. I support nuclear energy. They are safe, they are economically viable. And offshore wind, in my opinion, is neither.

Shouldn't we wait until their safety analysis is done before we go ahead and build offshore wind, yes or no?

What we did to our military was wrong. You know that 8,000 soldiers--8,000 soldiers were discharged from the military due to the fact that they didn't take the vaccine.

We knew that for young people the risk of taking the vaccine outweighed any potential benefits a booster ever could have had.