Henry Cuellar: “I have recognized your offers in McAllen and Laredo for the lives that they save.”

The $60 million annual investment under the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 is our bipartisan commitment to meeting this growing demand.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Administrator, the Federal Air Marshals go down there, I think there is a call for a surge--I mean, you know, when there is a need for a surge, they are sent there voluntarily?

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for yielding. I thank her staff also for the hard work and long hours they have been putting in. I thank also my good friend from American Samoa and her staff for getting this bill to the floor…

Mitigate staffing shortages by hiring, training, and certifying technical staff to be ready to assume those critical radar maintenance duties as technicians retire.