Rick Larsen

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles could reduce traffic congestion and improve mobility options, particularly in dense urban environments.

Fostering innovation is one of my top priorities as Chair because it will help bolster U.S. jobs and grow the nation's leadership in the aerospace industry.

I should think the majority would learn from their recent losses and remember that the average American does not support this method of governing.

Biden has proven that he doesn't care about bipartisanship, he doesn't care about transparency, and he doesn't care about the truth.

A crumbling infrastructure harms every American.

Let's stop playing big brother and give the states what they need to be successful.

Why don't we just have a declarative policy we're going to lead in AI?

Twenty years ago when I came to Congress, I don't think I would ever predicted 20 years later I would have said, I'm really excited to read a report on AI.

Congress has rightly recognized this, appropriating $42 billion in relief directly passenger airlines and their contractors, as well as $12 billion for airports.

Thank you for your leadership in securing the vital assistance needed by carriers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year.

The American people are sacrificing greatly to combat COVID-19. They are counting on Congress to do its part to keep people safe and get the country to the other side of this pandemic.

Keeping the flying public healthy from COVID-19 is even more difficult because of the lack of coordinated federal leadership by the previous administration.

The pandemic has tested the resiliency of the U.S. transportation network like never before, and the aviation sector is no exception.

The American people are sacrificing greatly to combat COVID-19. We recognize that. They are counting on us in Congress to do our part to keep people safe and get the country to the other side of this pandemic.

Last week, the House passed the American Rescue Plan, a comprehensive aid package that gets more vaccines in arms, gives Americans a long overdue raise, enables working families to return to their jobs, and ensures communities can continue…

I look forward to working with Ranking Member Garret Graves to address the pressing challenges and new opportunities facing U.S. aviation.

We are grateful for the action your Committee took on February 11, 2021 to provide $3 billion in support for aviation manufacturing employees

The Jones Act, which celebrated its centennial last year, helps sustains a strong domestic shipbuilding industry.

In February 2021, H.R. 884, the National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act, was reintroduced by Aviation Subcommittee Chair Rick Larsen.

To address these disparities, the DBE program aims to increase the participation of women and minority-owned businesses in federally funded transportation and infrastructure projects.

Congress must work to improve equity in the industry and increase economic opportunity for women and minority business owners.

Women and minority-owned businesses are fundamental to economic growth in Northwest Washington and the success of U.S. transportation.

It is my hope that this hearing today will help us better understand the importance of this program along with the areas where this program can be improved upon.

I always thought, we will just say that we are going to be the global leader by 2029.

This incident underscores the importance of rapid COVID-19 testing for frontline transportation workers to ensure the economy can operate safely during the pandemic.