Washington D.C.—Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement on the Trump administration’s unprecedented decision to cancel 10% of flights at 40 airports across America.
“The women and men who climb into air traffic control towers to keep the flying public safe had their jobs become even more stressful last week when they missed their first full paycheck,” Ranking Member Larsen said. “Now, shutting down parts of our National Airspace System is a dramatic and unprecedented step that demands more transparency.
The FAA must immediately share any safety risk assessment and related data that this decision is predicated on with Congress. If we want to resolve issues in the NAS, let us fix health care, open the government and pay transportation and aviation safety workers."
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