The House did its job. This committee did its job.

the combined effect of irregular operations [caused] by [controller] staff shortages erodes the margin of safety in the NAS.

Congress has a responsibility to address these challenges to ensure the United States remains the gold standard in aviation safety and air transportation.

There is a need to act.

The FAA bill is a great bill, or is it the greatest bill? Frankly, it is the greatest.

Despite this, over the past 3 years, the Coast Guard has failed to reach its 10 percent interdiction goal of known cocaine flow.

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, also known as IUU fishing, is a serious threat that has vast security, economic, environmental and humanitarian impacts.

The Coast Guard's role in immigration enforcement is to ensure safety and engage in search-and-rescue missions.

The Coast Guard is facing a 3,000-person shortage, which has degraded the mission readiness of the Coast Guard.

Now, we have the third highest gas tax of any State in the country or so.

Congress has repeatedly needed to use General Funds to continue federal support for surface transportation

We cannot have a big league economy with little league infrastructure.