[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 24 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  ANNIVERSARY OF CRASH OF FLIGHT 3407

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today marks the sixth anniversary of the 
crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in western New York, which forever 
stole the lives of husbands and wives, sons and daughters, sisters and 
brothers.
  Since that tragic day, the families and friends of those taken banded 
together as a new family to give others what their loved ones didn't 
have: a safe flight home. They descended in red by the dozens on 
Capitol Hill, turning pain into persistence, purpose, and progress.
  They saw success in the passage of the Airline Safety and Federal 
Aviation Administration Extension Act, which establishes the ``one 
level of safety'' standard. This ensures that all commercial airlines, 
regardless of size, are held to the same high-quality training and rest 
requirements.
  Still, there is no rest for the brave families. Last week, I joined 
them on Capitol Hill to support reauthorization of the Federal Aviation 
Administration bill and to speak out against recent industry pushback 
on safety qualifications.
  With heavy hearts we remember the people of Flight 3407 and their 
courageous families. The flying public is safer today because of their 
work and persistence.

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