[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF CRASH OF FLIGHT 3407

  (Ms. HOCHUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HOCHUL. Three years ago this week, an unspeakable tragedy 
occurred when a plane full of people, those who were dearly loved by 
their families, crashed through a home in Clarence Center, in my 
district. The cause was pilot fatigue and inexperience, and the cruel 
irony that it occurred over Valentine's Day weekend was lost on no one.
  Yet, out of those ashes arose an indomitable spirit among these 
families that united them in their grief and brought their quest right 
here to the Halls in Washington. They wanted to ensure that no other 
family had to endure having their hearts ripped out the way they all 
had. They never took ``no'' for an answer. They never gave up, and they 
inspired Congress to work in a bipartisan way to pass historic flight 
safety reform rules.
  That's why I am joined by my colleagues from western New York to 
introduce a resolution to honor them, the victims of the crash, to 
thank the surviving families of Flight 3407, and to call on the 
administration to finish the work they started to implement these 
necessary FAA rules.
  Until the will of Congress and of the families we serve is translated 
into new rules, we will not give up the fight, because the families are 
counting on us, and they've never given up the fight.

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