Yeah. How about competition with a level playing field?

we believe Congress should also require the use of the U.S. Employment Plan which is a contractual provision that incentivizes companies to create U.S. jobs

A cybersecurity intrusion into that particular technology could give false assurance that the hatch cover is closed.

Logistics here is everything, and if you impede the ability to project power, you are basically impeding the ability to fight and win wars.

We must ensure that safety is the top priority at every turn--for manufacturers, suppliers, airlines, the FAA, and all involved in the aviation industry.

We lost 346 lives, people with families and loved ones whose lives will never be the same.

When the FAA was informed by Boeing. Boeing knew at, I believe, about a year before they informed the FAA that the disagree light didn't work.

You do have to respond when they submit things to you.

They deserve answers and accountability, as does the general flying public.

I have asked for both the Brazilians and the Europeans to respond.

Regaining that trust first and foremost requires transparency.

the pilots didn't know the system was installed. Is that correct?

When I asked you at the hearing if the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System or MCAS was a safety critical system, you acknowledged that in your opinion you thought MCAS should be classified as a safety critical system.

Now they have to at least tell you that they don't agree.

We shouldn't have to have tragedies to change the rules, if the rules need to be changed.

Congressional oversight is important, and we commend this Committee for its diligence in investigating the events surrounding the loss of 346 lives.

We will not leave any stone unturned.

Chair DeFazio and I continue to engage with the FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing, pilots, aviation stakeholders, and others about these accidents.

It used to be that they went into the ether. Now they have to at least tell you that they don't agree.

OK, then why would it trigger with a single point of failure? I mean isn't that kind of standard, that we never have a safety critical system trigger off a single point of failure?

So that is something that we are going to be looking into, and I have asked for both the Brazilians and the Europeans to respond.

I encourage all members of the subcommittee to personally continue monitoring the situation, and staff is available for any questions you might have surrounding the investigation.

I want you to clarify the ODA process, as well as the agency's role in determining risk assessments assigned to key safety features on the aircraft.

I also urge the FAA to fully and fairly investigate 737-MAX safety issues and specifically reports that Boeing managers ignored or silenced concerns raised by senior engineers during safety inspections.

I encourage all Members to personally continue monitoring this situation.