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February 19, 2025
spectrum to innovate and bring new technologies to market But second the vital national security aviation security and essential federal capabilities that rely on Spectrum must be protected One of our witnesses...was adjacent to spectrum used by airline altimeters Concerns about interference with those flight safety systems nearly caused the FAA to ground all flights It also put 81 billion worth of private investment...
February 19, 2025
spectrum to innovate and bring new technologies to market But second the vital national security aviation security and essential federal capabilities that rely on Spectrum must be protected One of our witnesses...was adjacent to spectrum used by airline altimeters Concerns about interference with those flight safety systems nearly caused the FAA to ground all flights It also put 81 billion worth of private investment...
February 18, 2025
in a committee hearing the week prior video of that hearing is HERE Sen Cantwell on FAA and Aviation Safety I would just say this now is not the time to cut FAA staffing Sen Cantwell said on the Senate...together right now on aviation The most important thing Let s work together for the benefit of the flying public to come up with the best solutions that we can implement in aviation safety Taking a broad brush...just cutting people out of the FAA when oftentimes they re the people that are helping you get that safety is not what we should be doing right now During her tenure as chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce...
February 17, 2025
senior member of the Senate Finance Committee released the following statement about reports that FAA safety employees who have served less than one year at the agency including to technicians working under...federal workforce cuts Now is not the time to fire technicians who fix and operate more than 74 000 safety critical pieces of equipment like radars navigational aids and communications technology said Sen...unnecessary risk into the airspace in the aftermath of four deadly crashes in the last month The FAA s safety workforce needs to be a priority for this Administration Last year when Sen Cantwell served as chair...
February 12, 2025
heavy weather lifeboats will be homeported to support search and rescue missions which is critical to safety of people working in the fishing and maritime sector in Pacific and Grays Harbor counties In 2023...
February 6, 2025
ensure that Elon Musk stays out of the Federal Aviation Administration FAA citing Musk s clear conflicts of interest FAA has the legal responsibility for safety oversight of companies with commercial space...Department of Government Efficiency of which Musk is a leader to to plug in to help upgrade our aviation system His post followed two weeks of DOGE employees disrupting operations across the federal government...controllers and FAA safety inspectors to end their employment through a new deferred resignation program in the midst of a shortage of about 3 000 certified controllers and need for more safety inspectors on...
February 5, 2025
Chairman to moving quickly once we have information on resolutions of issues that will enhance the air safety of our system Having worked both during COVID and in 25 days working with Senator Wicker we came...finalize through Congress a major aviation safety bill It is imperative that we tell the families we are going to have the same fervor now in getting aviation safety enhancements that will prevent this...doing that And I take the President at his word The President says he wants to see an increase in aviation infrastructure He s frustrated by the fact that on a global basis the system of digitizing our airspace...
February 4, 2025
Commerce Chair to Advance Legislation to Strengthen Rail Safety February 4 2025 Accident rates increased 32 percent from 2013 2023 Bipartisan Railway Safety Act previously received support from President Trump...to strengthen rail safety and hold companies accountable In response to the derailment Senate Democrats teamed up with now Vice President Vance to author the bipartisan Railway Safety Act The legislation...urge you to advance the Railway Safety Act to ensure President Trump and Vice President Vance have the tools they need to hold the railroads accountable for improving safety Sen Cantwell ended Following the...
January 31, 2025
Helicopter Crash on CNN January 31 2025 Senator says rely on NTSB facts and investigation Focus on safety and hiring more air traffic controllers not firing This morning U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash...Administrator very soon because I thought Mike Whitaker was doing a good job at trying to address our safety issues and now we don t have an Administrator Sen Cantwell continued The standards for air traffic...
January 30, 2025
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Statement on Devastating Aviation Crash Wednesday January 30 2025 U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Ranking Member of the Senate Committee...knowing what happened I agree with Secretary Duffy that safety is paramount https www commerce senate gov 2025 1 cantwell statement on devastating aviation crash wednesday Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter...
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