[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11571-11572]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CONTINENTAL FLIGHT 3407

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, in the wake of the tragic crash of 
Continental Flight 3407 in my western New York community, Congress 
successfully passed comprehensive airline safety reforms. While final 
rules have begun to

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be released for these reforms, there are still many regulations yet to 
be finalized and implemented.
  Yesterday, Congresswoman Jean Schmidt and I, along with 44 of our 
colleagues, sent a letter asking the Federal Aviation Administration to 
take immediate action on finalizing long overdue rules on crew 
training. This rule would mandate additional training and evaluation of 
requirements, ensuring that those working aboard an aircraft are best 
equipped to handle potential emergency situations.
  Mr. Speaker, the National Transportation Safety Board found that 
between 1988 and 2009 inadequate training was found to be a leading 
factor in 178 accidents. The crash of Flight 3407 was preventable. Each 
day that these rules go unfinished carries a potential risk to the 
flying public.

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