Your leadership has been tremendous in advancing aviation safety and putting advanced aviation at the forefront of the minds of both Congress and the regulators.

I also ask unanimous consent that the record remain open for 15 days for any additional comments or information submitted by the Members or witnesses to be included in the record of today's hearing.

We need to urge and see to it that the workforce looks more like America and gives people opportunities to move up the ladder.

I ask unanimous consent the record of today's hearing remain open until such time as our witnesses provide answers to any questions that may be submitted to them in writing.

I guess the idea is that they want to be where they are most likely to have graduates, but at the same time, some of the students maybe didn't have--possibly they didn't have adequate preparation, and so, they keep them in the hole and…

Shortages of these vital members of the workforce have resulted in subpar experiences across the ecosystem of aviation.

Even in 2024, I fear some of my constituents in the majority and minority cities, Memphis, Tennessee, may face similar hurdles due to race or gender.

The FAA needs the resources to hire and train a strong workforce and modernize the Air Traffic Control System.

Thanks to a provision in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 the DOT Inspector General must conduct an audit of the FAA workforce plan.

I would like to take a moment to explain our lighting system to our witnesses.

When we are a diverse industry, we can get to more efficiency, we can get to more safety.

we would encourage more hearings in the Aviation Subcommittee going forward that focus on advanced technologies.

Thank you, Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Cohen, and distinguished members of the committee.

Thanks to the leadership of Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Cohen, and full Committee Chairman Sam Graves and Ranking Member Rick Larsen...

the FAA should look to the UAS Collegiate Training Initiative as a source for additional workforce to the FAA as they are hiring.

All stakeholders need to be invested in its success and ready to contribute to solutions that create awareness for aviation careers.

By streamlining and optimizing the FAA's organizational structure to facilitate as much technological advancement as we possibly can, the American aviation industry won't only be able to compete with China, they will be able to supersede…

It's a shit-show circular firing squad.

We have had the most significant investment in infrastructure in decades, addressing critical needs in our roads, bridges, transit systems, and more.

Your Department and your leadership have made tireless efforts and been instrumental in advancing our infrastructure.

This was built at a time when there were not--it was before the Interstate Highway System, so, it didn't have any interstate highway levels of protection and stats.

Listen, it is no secret that I am not a big fan of big pharma and so any time the--my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to help me rein in big pharma, I am looking forward to that.

I have a Stop Corporate Capture bill that would stop the revolving door of pharmaceutical executives that then go into the Administration.

I urge my colleagues to retreat from this dangerous path.

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