[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 194 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING 14 KENTUCKIANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AT 
             LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

  (Mr. McGARVEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McGARVEY. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago tonight, our community of 
Louisville, our State of Kentucky, was absolutely rocked when a cargo 
plane taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport 
bound for Hawaii crashed.
  Mr. Speaker, 38,000 gallons of jet fuel exploded in our community in 
a scene that can only be described as apocalyptic.
  All three crew lost their lives, as well as 11 people on the ground. 
Mr. Speaker, 14 of our neighbors, 14 of our community, gone.
  The first responders were incredibly brave, rushing headfirst into 
the inferno to save everything they could. Our community, our State, 
our delegation, we did what Louisvillians and Kentuckians do and lifted 
each other up as best as possible.
  Tonight, we want to express our gratitude for those who went 
headfirst into that danger, for those who lifted each other up, and we 
want to offer a moment of silence for the 14 people who lost their 
lives.

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