Rick Larsen

I am pleased that we will also explore the next new thing that may soon take the skies: passenger drones.

I want to go back to something Ms. Powers said nearly an hour and a half ago.

May I ask how much time both parties have left. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington has 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Wisconsin has 2 minutes remaining.

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition, even though I support the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I claim the time in opposition, but I do support the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Rogers of Kentucky). Without objection, the gentleman is recognize for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

We have no other speakers, and I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Lewis). The amendment…

I support the amendment offered by the gentleman from Nebraska. This amendment would require the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the current and future supply of individuals for the U.S. aviation workforce. The study would review…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Nebraska. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member DeFazio, as well as Chairman LoBiondo, for their work on this bill. I know Mr. LoBiondo is leaving Congress this year, and we may get a better Democrat or a better Republican in that seat, but we…

I believe there is room--maybe not as much as the President believes, but there--I believe there is some room.

P3s are not a silver bullet, but there is room for P3s, depending on the kind of infrastructure.

I just don't think you need to move to a different way of helping out local entities that are already doing what you are asking them to do.

What you are proposing, it puts them in line to get Federal funding. Help yourself, and then they will give you that Federal help.

If there is a pilot shortage--and that is a big if--we will find ways to address it without sacrificing safety.

Our aviation system is safe, safer than it has ever been before.

We would, because it has many other factors that advance safety.

Any reduction in the experience requirements for airline pilots is a nonstarter.

Safe is not enough, though. This subcommittee's job is to provide the resources and oversight necessary for the Federal Aviation Administration to make the system even safer.

We are going to continue to have challenges identifying and enforcing the rules.

What is the property right that we are protecting here?

We can't be complacent about these kind of things.

These sort of incidents are not acceptable. And luckily, thus far, they haven't caused fatalities.

Yes, getting back to Dr. Alonso's answer to my question on data sharing, do you have--we have any limitations on sharing data from different States, different interest groups as we move forward on the UAS Integration Pilot Program?

Earlier this year it was reported the Drone Advisory Committee had been divided with regards to determining proper roles of different levels of government and regulating UAS operations.