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Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act

Floor Speech

Date: March 30, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I rise in support of the goal of H.R. 5706 to prevent incidents of sexual assault and harassment in transportation. Passengers should feel safe when they are traveling, and transportation workers should feel safe in their workplace.

No one condones sexual misconduct. That is why the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Congress took such a strong bipartisan stance against this type of behavior in air transportation in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.

Last Congress, this legislation passed the House by voice vote, after Chairman DeFazio worked with the other side of the aisle to address technical concerns with the bill to avoid unintended implementation issues.

Again, I want to thank Chairman DeFazio for working with us on this bill. I urge support of this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam Speaker, in closing, we want to help ensure that sexual misconduct in transportation is eliminated, and this bill is a step in the right direction. I urge support of this legislation and yield back the balance of my time.

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