[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          FAA REAUTHORIZATION

  (Ms. BASS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. BASS. The FAA SoCal Metroplex project has dramatically changed 
flight paths into Los Angeles International Airport, effectively 
cramming traffic from a six-lane highway in the sky into a single lane.
  Constituents in my district now have low-altitude flights over their 
heads, sometimes every 3 minutes. Parents have reported that aircraft 
noise wakes up their children, movie studios in my district report that 
the noise has made it very difficult to film outdoors on their lots, 
which poses a major economic threat.
  Guided by my constituents, I proposed and supported over 30 
amendments to the FAA reauthorization. I am glad to report that a 
terminal sequencing spacing amendment that was crafted specifically by 
constituents in my district passed yesterday. However, more needs to be 
done, and I will continue to urge this body to do more to fix this 
problem.
  The constant barrage of noise has real measurable costs in disrupted 
sleep, lost property values, and business disruption for thousands of 
people in my district. We cannot allow airline efficiency to come at 
the sacrifice of the health and well-being of those on the ground.

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