[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 26 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FLIGHT 3407 ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. COLLINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. COLLINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to remember the 50 
men and women and the 1 unborn child who died 7 years ago today in the 
crash of Continental Flight 3407.
  As Erie County Executive, I was in charge of the emergency response 
and one of the first people on the scene. The plane crashed less than a 
mile from my house. I will never forget what I saw and the grief of the 
families who lost loved ones that fateful night.
  Over the past 7 years, Flight 3407 families have been relentless in 
the fight to achieve one level of aviation safety for all airline 
carriers, from new training standards to guidelines that prevent pilot 
fatigue.
  On this seventh anniversary, we remember those who died that night 
and reinforce our commitment to ensure the safety measures these 
families have fought so hard to enact will stay in place.

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