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July 25, 2024Ranking Members Larsen, Cohen Introduce Bill to Make Airlines More Resilient Against Disruptions
—Today, 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) released the following statement after introducing the Ensuring Airline Resiliency to Reduce Delays and Cancellations Act, legislation requiring airlines to develop operational resiliency plans that ensure adequate preparedness for future flight disruptions, like those stemming from the CrowdStrike global outage experienced la… Continue Reading
July 25, 2024
Reps. Larsen, Cohen, Stanton and T&I Democrats Send Letter to Delta Air Lines Regarding Handling of Mass Flight Disruptions
—Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Steve Cohen (D-TN), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and 18 Democratic Committee Members sent a letter to Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian expressing concerns over the airline’s handling of the extensive flight disruptions caused by the recent CrowdStrike global technology outage.“Families and travelers were unexpectedly stran… Continue Reading
July 24, 2024
Ranking Members Larsen, Norton Statements from Hearing on Transportation Regulations
—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 Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) during today’s hearing titled, “Examining the Department of Transportation’s Regulatory and Administrative Agenda.”Video of Ranking Member Larsen’s and Norton’s opening statements are here and here.More information on the hearing can be found here… 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