Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), released the following statement after he was selected to continue serving as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) for the 119th Congress. “It is an honor to be selected to continue serving as Ranking Member of the T&I Committee. This Congress, I worked with my colleagues on T&I to implement bipartisan laws that create good-paying jobs and improve… Continue Reading
— Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement after Administrator Michael Whitaker announced he would be leaving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).“I thank FAA Administrator Whitaker for his leadership and commitment to the safety of the flying public,” Ranking Member Larsen said. “The next Administrator has big shoes to fill and an important duty to implement the overwhelmingly bipartisan FAA Reaut… Continue Reading
— The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Steve Cohen (D-TN), during today’s hearing titled, “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: Stakeholder Perspectives on Implementation.”Video of Ranking Members Larsen’s and Cohen’s opening statements can be found here and here.More information on the hearing can be found here.Ranking Member L… Continue Reading
February 05, 2024
One year ago, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, displacing a community, jeopardizing health, harming the local environment and exposing gaps in our rail safety laws. The derailment and subsequent fire of tanker cars carrying vinyl chloride led Norfolk Southern to release and burn these toxic chemicals to prevent a dangerous explosion. As a result, the town was forced to evacuate all residents within a one-mile radius, upending thousands of lives. Thanks to the … Continue Reading
February 03, 2022By Chairs DeFazio and Larsen The rollout of our country's 5G wireless network has been marked by delays, dysfunction and denial. It didn't have to be this way! In 2019, aviation stakeholders, policymakers like us and safety advocates loudly warned it would be a grave mistake to turn on 5G without first ensuring that interference from these powerful networks wouldn't adversely impact aviation safety. Unfortunately, the Federal Communications Commission ignored and even mocked these concern… Continue Reading
November 23, 2021