I support the call from Aviation Subcommittee Vice Chair Sharice Davids urging the FAA to ensure that any upgrades to the 737-MAX series planes made by Boeing in response to these accidents maintain aviation safety as a first priority.

Therefore, the foundation of the U.S. aviation system is safety.

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

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

Regaining that trust first and foremost requires transparency.

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 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.

The tragedies of the two fatal Boeing 737 MAX accidents in a span of five months have shocked the aviation industry and the flying public around the globe.

Just in answer to an earlier question, I did change the law a number of years ago, and I think the--Mr. Sumwalt is aware of this.

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.

I express my deep gratitude to him for his commitment to the safety of the flying public and to the generations of Boeing workers in our region.

How can you have a critical safety system certified?

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

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

I don't want anyone to think that we are going to walk out of here today with all the answers; we aren't.

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

So when did the FAA become aware that the disagree light wasn't working which had been on, I guess, all previous models of the 737?

How the hell are you the redundancy if you don't know something?

Boeing developed MCAS so that the 737 MAX would feel the same to pilots used to flying the 737 NG.

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

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

Does the FAA have enough internal expertise to oversee the most sophisticated engineering work in the world?

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 am thrilled we are finally on track for an icebreaker, hopefully to be followed by five more.

I applaud the Coast Guard for releasing the 2019 Arctic Strategy. I think that that is a great step forward.