Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act
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Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment.
Secretary Buttigieg and President Biden's policies have created chaos within the FAA. Under the Biden administration, we saw the first full ground stoppage of all flights since September 11.
Taxpayers deserve to know where Secretary Pete was jetting off to on a private jet while our constituents were dealing with canceled and delayed flights. My amendment will force the FAA to hand over the flight logs for the Transportation Secretary's private FAA jet from the last 3 years.
The Washington Post reported that Secretary Buttigieg took 18 secret taxpayer-funded private flights. Taxpayers deserve transparency and oversight.
I urge my colleagues to support transparency for the Secretary's private flights and adopt my amendment.
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Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I urge the adoption of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment. Secretary Buttigieg and President Biden's DEI initiatives which hire and promote people based on their physical characteristics over their merits and qualifications violate Title VII and the Constitution.
In critical public safety roles such as air traffic control, it is essential to have the best possible candidate based strictly on professional qualifications and merit. Efforts by the Biden administration to factor race, gender, and sexual orientation into hiring and promotion decisions puts the traveling public at risk and deepens the staffing shortages we have seen throughout the FAA.
Under this administration, we saw the first national ground stoppage since September 11. My constituents regularly face delays caused by shortages in air traffic control staffing, delays that I am sure many of my colleagues have also experienced.
We must roll back the Biden administration's woke DEI policies and put the needs of our public aviation system before the far left's political agenda.
I urge the adoption of my amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I urge the adoption of my amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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