[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1736-1737]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              WE MUST NOT WEAKEN AVIATION SAFETY STANDARDS

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, in 2010 Congress passed landmark aviation 
safety legislation. The provisions of this law reflected the 
recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board, which 
tragically were given urgency after the crash of Continental flight 
3407 near Buffalo, New York.
  The families of those who were lost in the crash turned their grief 
into purpose and led a relentless and heroic campaign to pass this law.
  Years later--at this very moment, in fact--the families are across 
the street at a committee markup of the FAA
authorization bill, amid rumors that regional airlines might encourage 
amendments to water down these safety reforms.
  I want the families to know that they are not alone. The western New 
York congressional delegation will fight alongside them and against any 
attempt to weaken aviation safety standards.
  Tomorrow marks the seventh anniversary of the crash. I call on this 
House not to forget it.

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