Trump had none of that. It was all about being President, and he gave up his position which he earlier had to become President.

The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) which was formed in 2009 would like to go on record as fully supporting that the '1,500-hour' rule remain in place with no changes.

The aviation industry is approaching a critical juncture with respect to its talent development, especially the recruitment, training, and retention of individuals in its workforce.

The United States has continued to experience the safest 13 years in the history of airline transportation in America in large part because of the '1,500-hour' minimum requirement for pilot training as passed by Congress in 2010.

I applaud the FAA, Congress, and the aviation stakeholders for their efforts thus far in helping move the needle in the right direction to develop the U.S. aerospace workforce.

A deviation from current regulatory practices that have served to produce the safest period of airline travel in the United States since they were implemented represents a major risk to the flying public.

A decade earlier, this Committee also came together, again in bipartisan fashion, to address another crisis in U.S. aviation: the unacceptably high number of airline passenger fatalities.

It's the first 2-year program of its kind in Tennessee and is poised to help diversify the aviation workforce.

The reality is that without a robust workforce, planes cannot fly and people cannot travel safely.

They have continued working with HBCUs to break down barriers for Black students.

I particularly want to say I am aware of the Colgan family that is here, and that you continue to represent your loved ones who were lost in that terrible, horrific crash.