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“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Senate amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill. As chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I have worked with my colleagues for over a year on this bill, and I am proud of the agreement that we have come to with our Senate counterparts. I give a special thanks to Ranking Member Lofgren for working with me throughout this process. The research and development title of the bill provides a comprehensive safety framework and the integration of emerging technologies into air travel. By preserving and protecting the House's provisions of this bill, we have ensured that this is the most robust research and development title we have seen in an FAA bill. This bill includes essential support for the Air Traffic Control Academy located at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City. The center is named after former Oklahoma U.S. Senator Mike Monroney, who wrote the Federal Aviation Act that created the FAA. Senator Monroney's legacy is realized every day through the more than 6,000 employees at the Center that serve the FAA's mission of training, research, and operations for the flying public. The Air Traffic Control Academy at the Center is responsible for the first few months of training for all air traffic controllers. Centralized training at the academy ensures that operating in the national airspace is seamless from one end of the country to the other.…”