[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   ADDRESSING AIRPORT NOISE ABATEMENT

  (Ms. PRESSLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PRESSLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise as the Representative of the 
Massachusetts Seventh Congressional District, which is home to Boston 
Logan Airport, critical to our economy, for travel, a job engine, and 
it has created a number of quality-of-life issues for those who live in 
proximity to it.
  As a proud member of the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus, I want to 
talk about what these constituents are experiencing--and they write my 
office daily--living proximate to one of the Nation's busiest airports: 
Loud air traffic starting in the early morning hours and lasting until 
midnight, adverse health effects exacerbated by interrupted sleep, 
aircraft noise, air pollution. It is all taking a toll.
  That is why I support provisions in the FAA bill that invest in noise 
abatement, clean energy, and, most importantly, community input. It is 
through cooperative governance and listening to impacted communities, 
who are often the most underserved and overlooked, that we can advance 
policies that are responsive to their needs, the needs of my 
constituents in Charlestown, East Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville.
  I am proud to have secured more than $80 million for Boston Logan 
Airport, and I will work to ensure this bill and those funds move us 
closer to quiet skies in the Massachusetts Seventh.

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