Louise Slaughter: “We deserve the facts, or this democracy will suffer.”

As the nation continues to shift from an industrial manufacturing economy to one based on ideas and information, cities and states increasingly recognize that the arts and culture are important economic assets.

Every year 2 million Americans acquire bacterial infections during their hospital stays; 70 percent of the infections will be resistant to drugs commonly used to treat them.

As our Nation continues to shift from an industrial manufacturing economy to one based on ideas and information, cities and States increasingly recognize that arts and culture are important economic assets.

I urge this panel to lend its support to this bipartisan effort so we can expose information that will inform future steps taken by Congress to improve pilot training practices and ensure passenger safety and confidence.