Marsha Blackburn: “Thank you, Mr. President. We just heard Senators Romney and Manchin talking about our Nation's economic woes and…”

“Thank you, Mr. President. We just heard Senators Romney and Manchin talking about our Nation's economic woes and legislation they are handling on a bipartisan basis. I think it is always a good and positive thing when we can approach our work in a bipartisan way. It is what the American people are expecting us to do. Yesterday, in our Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, we had bipartisanship at work again. We were carrying out one of the duties we have in Congress, which is to conduct oversight and to make certain that not only the processes of government and the fiscal health of our government are on a firm footing but also to look at things like consumer protection and public safety. Our hearing yesterday dealt with these deadly and disastrous crashes that happened with the Boeing 737 MAX. We know that those crashes occurred and remember that one occurred in Indonesia and one in Ethiopia. I will tell you that, in my opinion, the executives from the Boeing Company tried--and they failed--to explain to members of the Senate Commerce Committee why they allowed the 737 MAX aircraft to reach the commercial market. We discovered that the company's highest echelon neglected a responsibility to ensure that the aircraft met their highest safety standards. It was of concern to us.…”