[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       DELAYED PILOT FATIGUE RULE

  (Ms. HOCHUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Speaker, despite what you might hear in this body, I 
believe that there are some regulations that we all can support.
  The National Traffic Safety Board concluded that pilot fatigue 
contributed to the crash of Continental Airlines Flight 3407, which 
crashed into a house in my district, killing 50 innocent victims nearly 
3 years ago. The legislation passed by this body in response to this 
crash mandated new pilot fatigue guidelines to be implemented by August 
1 of this year. That date came and went. Then we were told November 22. 
Then we were told November 30. Those days have come and gone.
  The families of these victims have worked tirelessly for a resolution 
to make sure a tragedy like this never happens again. The millions of 
Americans who fly our skies every year are counting on us for 
regulations to ensure their safety. Let's not let them down.

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