[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FLIGHT SAFETY STANDARDS

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, in 2009, Flight 3047 crashed 
in Clarence, New York, killing everyone on board and one person on the 
ground.
  The 2010 FAA reauthorization bill took bold, bipartisan action to 
address the flight safety issues that caused this tragic crash. This 
included the 1,500-hour pilot training rule, which significantly 
increased the number of required flight training hours from just 250 to 
1,500 hours.
  Since then, commercial aviation fatalities have decreased by 99.8 
percent. The new FAA reauthorization legislation introduced last week 
includes a provision allowing an additional 150 hours of the 1,500-hour 
standard to be completed in a simulator.
  Madam Speaker, we oppose this change. It veers off the course from 
the reforms we fought so hard for. We cannot falter on the safety 
standards that this body of Congress has fought alongside the Flight 
3407 families to achieve.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in calling for this 
provision to be removed from the bill in its entirety.

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