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

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

Without that, we can't have the airlines as they should be.

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.

I am the only Democrat Congressperson from Tennessee, so in some ways I represent the entire State on issues of concern to Democrats and people of progress. Tennessee and New York, unfortunately, have been shameful in their conduct…

These statistics suggest Congress must move with urgency to intentionally develop the workforce.

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.

I applaud the Biden Administration for taking steps to end this exploitative practice, and urge the Committee to codify common sense transparency rules into law.

As a parent, I find it exploitative that airlines can restrict families from sitting together on flights unless they pay extra.

Rep. Cohen's Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act would ensure passengers are quickly and fairly compensated for unreasonable cancellations.

The Air Carrier Access Amendments Act... will help make air travel more accessible for individuals with disabilities.