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Ahead of the federal the head of the federal Aviation Administration Michael Whitaker reiterated to lummox bring a public hearing that their safety is a top priority and agency still reviewing boeings manufacturing procedures after a door plug mishap on board at Alaska Airlines flight. After the incident the faa cup really grounded over 150 planes and ordered inspections. This house transportation subcommittee hearing is about threee hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the...

All those people in there. Not saying ceasefire. Host raymond, youre muffled at times. Its difficult to hear you. Richard in srer roana, missouri, democratic caller. Caller yeah. Calling about the students. Doing for the arabs on the reauthorization of the federal Aviation Administration with the renewal deadline friday. Castronova house pass one week extension to allow the senate more time to come to an agreement on sunday. The senate could take up the shortterm extension today. Covid on cspan2...

Thats our job, is to take votes, to try to make legislation better and to offer improvements to it, and that means amendments. Look, i understand in the house of representatives things operate a little bit differently. Youve got 435 people over tlchlt its a lot harder to have that. This is why weve always bragged about our status as the worlds greatest deliberative legislative body. On paper we are. Historically we certainly have been. Today we are not. Were kidding ourselves, were delusional if...

You are watching live coverage on cspan2. Kansas. Da drl drl mr. Marshall i ask to add our amendment to the substitute amendment for the faa reauthorization bill. Kansasians elected me to fight for them in washington to fgive them a voice at the highest levels of government. I took that seriously. For that reason, i stand here today and will not fall in line to the coward operating pro procedures that block us from bringing our priorities, the priorities of the people to the floor. Kansasians wa...

Providing balanced coverage of government. All with the support of americas cable companies. Cspan, 45 years and counting. Powered by cable. We take you live now to the u. S. Senate where today members are continuing work on a measure to reauthorize funding for the federal Aviation Administration for another five years, ahead of fridays renewal deadline. The legislation would increase the number of air Traffic Controllers and require the f. A. A. To use new technology designed to prevent collisi...

I come to the floor today in support of the reauthorization act of 2024. This has been a truly bipartisan, bicameral endeavor and that is how it should be. Its taken longer than we hoped but the final product is worth it. The bill will empower to address the Aviation System safety crisis, make the Aviation System more accessible for passengers with disabilities, provide ehistoric investments to enhane the capacity to recruit and train the next generation of aviation workers and do so without low...

Mr. Brown madam president. The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Brown thank you, madam president. Madam president , i join we joined last year to do this reading. Im glad shes presiding today. Its an honor to jape my join my colleagues on the floor to read dr. Kings letter from the birmingham jail. Thanks to senator cassidy first, casey, lankford, britt, butler who will wrap it up for joining for this annual bipartisan tradition. Every year, we bring together three republicans and th...

Elizabeth City State University has received a $500,000 federal grant to help prepare more high school students for possible careers in aviation-related fields.

Elizabeth City State University received a $500,000 grant for their Aviation Workforce Development Program.

On February 8, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed a bill that would fund the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the next five years.