FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018

Floor Speech

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Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand with my colleagues on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today in support of this bill, which is the result of a lot of hard work over many years and includes a number of important wins for my constituents in Nevada and for users of our aviation system all around the world.

As chair of the House Travel and Tourism Caucus, I am happy to see provisions to improve our airport infrastructure; protect air travelers; and support our pilots, flight attendants, and aviation professionals. In addition, I am glad the bill includes an important extension of the work being done at the Nevada UAS Test Site, which will allow critical research being carried out with NASA and FAA to advance low-altitude air traffic management vital to the success of the commercial drone industry.

As ranking member of the Economic Development Subcommittee, I am also pleased to report that the bill includes the Bipartisan Disaster Recovery and Reform Act. These critical reforms will help communities become more resilient and better prepared to deal with the impacts of global climate change.

With our neighbors in the Carolinas reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Florence, our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands still rebuilding from last year's devastating hurricanes, and numerous communities in the West facing wildfires, this can't come soon enough.

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