Rick Larsen: “The Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act is a long-term, comprehensive, and bipartisan…”

“The Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act is a long-term, comprehensive, and bipartisan reauthorization that cements a safer, cleaner, greener, more innovative and accessible future for the U.S. aviation system. I will end my opening comments by again thanking Chair Sam Graves and Subcommittee Chair Garret Graves for making sure that they are reaching out to the Democratic side of the aisle to ensure that we could have a bipartisan and collaborative bill put together. I thank Subcommittee Ranking Member Cohen for his leadership as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Aviation, and for all of the staff for their hard work, as well. Particularly, I thank the minority staff of the Subcommittee on Aviation: staff director, Brian Bell; professional staff, Alex Menardy; counsel, Adam Weiss; and our FAA detailee, Liz Forro, for the hard work and the countless hours they have spent crafting this legislation with their majority counterparts. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.”