War criminal Putin has committed murderous atrocities against Ukrainians, including torture, systematic rape, and indiscriminate bombing of civilians.

Janet Yellen said in October that she supports using some of the Russian--some of the income generated by the immobilized Russian assets to help Ukraine.

U.S. leadership could help the European Union make a decision about this.

That is why I introduced the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act.

We must be using Russia's own money now, not just to rebuild destroyed homes after the war ends, but to be saving the lives of people who live in them now.

Thank you for all the members of your union who do so much to make our flying much more safe and convenient.

In addressing the issue of assault on airline workers, what steps or action items has your Transport Workers Union put forth to update employer assault prevention and response plans?

There is such a strong commitment, and the support from what we have seen from this committee not only will help work getting rid of the lead out of the avgas, but then also the work that this committee is doing on sustainable aviation fuel, and trying to push that forward is absolutely critical.

Our bill also includes changes in the AIP formula, such as reducing the PFC turnback for large- and medium-hub airports.

Our nation's leadership in aviation is not guaranteed, and advancing a FAA reauthorization bill that provides the agency with the tools, resources, and focus to safely integrate advanced technologies and operations into the National Airspace System (NAS) is crucial for United States competitiveness.

Thank you for holding this hearing to discuss the importance of passing a long-term bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).