[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]




                       WE MUST RESPECT OUR PILOTS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I stand today to reinforce the 
importance of the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, the FAA, because it is particularly important to 
realize that to move this Nation, we must make sure that we protect our 
passengers and our flight crew.
  Besides the almost $4 billion in airport improvement dollars, in 
addition to reinforcing the training and the protection of our crews, 
reinforcing pilots' doors, making sure we have diversity and reach out 
to all over the Nation to build the aviation industry by reaching out 
and training new pilots, as well as ensuring that passengers are 
dignified or treated with dignity and have the respect of airlines.
  This is a bill that should have the ability to move forward out of 
this House, but I am unhappy about how the pilots were treated in terms 
of their opposition to the raising of the age. I will continue to work 
with the Senate to ensure that we listen to our pilots. I listened, and 
I hope that we will finally have an FAA bill that will really be 
securing growth and robust leadership in the American aviation 
community.
  We must respect our pilots. They get us off the ground, they get us 
to our destination, and they get us back on the ground. We will 
continue to work and fight for our pilots and their issues.

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