"Congress has a responsibility to address these challenges to ensure we retain a robust U.S. aerospace and aviation workforce now and in the future."
"American innovation, economic growth, and global leadership are impossible without the hard-working Americans that make up our Nation's aerospace and aviation workforce."
"Prepared statement"
"It is imperative that Congress put the safety of passengers and aviation workers first."
"Another reason why maybe it is a good idea to increase the authorization levels for section 625, because it is clear from the amount of applications that come in that we are hardly meeting the demand ..."
"The unprecedented safety record that we've benefitted from... should serve as a testament to the life-saving benefit that it brings to the aviation industry."
"We cannot afford to go backwards on safety and endanger the lives of the flying public."
"To be clear: there is no shortage of pilots."
"We want to thank members of Congress who unanimously passed landmark aviation safety legislation Public Law 111-216."
"We are grateful for this committee's leadership, and dismissal for more than a decade, of ALPA's dubious and misleading claims surrounding shortfalls in the Open Skies framework."
"I support expanding multimodal grant and loan programs like RAISE, INFRA, and TIFIA to work better for our ports."