—Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Salud Carbajal (CA-24), and Vice Ranking Member of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Robert Garcia (CA-42) wrote to Acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Lunday reminding him of the Coast Guard’s essential missions and the need to continue successful recruitment processes. “We are deeply conc… Continue Reading
Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN) following the accident involving Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 in Toronto, Canada: “The Committee is monitoring developments with the aircraft accident involving Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 from Minneapolis to Toronto,… Continue Reading
— Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement following reports that the Trump Administration has fired hundreds of workers in safety-critical roles. “Despite promising to spare aviation safety positions from their government-wide purge of public servants, the Trump administration has now fired hundreds of safety-critical workers that the aviation system depends upon to function,” Ranking Member Larsen sai… 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