Rick Larsen

I care about the Small Shipyard Grant program.

The supply chain crisis and ongoing international conflicts demonstrate the need for a robust U.S. maritime presence.

I look forward to reauthorizing that, as well.

The FMC will require more funding and personnel to fully address the new investigative and prosecutorial authorities that we provided it under law.

I want to commend Admiral Phillips and MARAD for their work on the BIL funding and look forward to seeing what projects are selected this fall.

Ocean shipping is dominated by foreign shipping companies, with U.S.-flagged operations comprising less than 2 percent of imports and exports.

Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

To enhance the passenger experience, we have to ensure that air travel is accessible, safe, and dignified for all passengers.

I, along with 25 of my Democratic colleagues on this committee, sent a letter to the DOT urging more action to protect consumers against future disruptions.

I want to make that point clear to the folks listening in TV-land, because this is a program that helps a lot of small shipyards in my district and my State, and throughout the country.

This is a critical program for the Pacific Northwest, for the Puget Sound, and the Salish Sea.

These actions are important.

I am heartened to see the President understands this and included in the budget request a 14-percent increase for FMC.

I would like to enter for the record the Safety Alert for Operators from the U.S. DOT.

We must ensure that air travel is accessible, safe, and dignified for all passengers.

To enhance the passenger experience, we have to invest in our airport infrastructure.

To enhance the passenger experience, we must address the root causes of these mass disruptions to help prevent them from occurring.

I joined Chair Graves and 120 of our colleagues in sending a letter to the DOT demanding answers as to why the NOTAM system failed.

Stranded passengers should not have to decide between paying potentially exorbitant fees to rebook another flight or missing valuable time with family and friends.

Safety Alert for Operators No. 23002, March 22, 2023, Distributed by Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Submitted for the Record by Hon. Rick Larsen.

This debate we are having today is only about clean water, and we need to put people and clean water above pollution. The administration has a rule that provides certainty, and we should move forward on that. But this debate is about clean…

I just want to make a note that the argument that this is like a taking does not hold any water--excuse the pun--because a 1992 case in the Supreme Court determined that rules like this actually do not qualify as a taking under the U.S…

Finding a way to move that timeline safely is going to be important.

The transition has to still result in aviation safety. That has to be the priority of the committee as we move forward.

NATA thanks Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Larsen for his introduction of the Aviation WORKS Act