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May 13, 2024Video: T&I Leaders Urge Support for Landmark FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
Washington, D.C. - This week, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the final passage of H.R. 3935, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, a comprehensive, bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation infrastructure and safety programs for five years. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 is based on legislation that was first introduced in the House last year by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO)… Continue Reading
May 13, 2024
Ranking Member Larsen Statement on “Infrastructure Week”
Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement as “Infrastructure Week” gets underway.“Every day is Infrastructure Day in my state of Washington and across the country,” Ranking Member Larsen said. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is providing game-changing investments to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure, create good-paying jobs, and maintain economic competitiveness for years to come. Infrastructure Wee… Continue Reading
May 08, 2024
Ranking Member Larsen Floor Statement on FAA Extension
—The following are floor remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) on House passage of H.R. 8289, the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part II, to extend the authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):I rise in support of H.R. 8289, which extends the authorization of the FAA and its related authorities for one week, to give the Senate the time it needs to wrap up its consideration… Continue Reading
Aviation safety and 5G can coexist, but stakeholders must work together
By 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
Thanks to President Biden, infrastructure is bipartisan again — it needs to stay that way
July 21, 2021
Wall Street is boosting profits in railroads with new technology. But it’s ignoring the drawbacks
In a commentary published in Fortune earlier this month, Ike Brannon and Michael F. Gorman took great liberties in trying to debunk my concerns with precision scheduled railroading (PSR). Please allow me to set the record straight. I have served on the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for 34 years, crafting public policy through seven different presidential administrations, both Democratic and Republican. Freight transportation is critical to our economy. The ability to… Continue Reading