Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024

Floor Speech

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Mr. SELF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to support the underlying bill that will keep our airports operational while we work to pass a full FAA authorization bill.

However, I have major questions for the FAA, and I will be brief.

The single worst terror attack in our history started at airports. Yet today, some of our largest airports, including Boston Logan, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, and Chicago O'Hare are housing unvetted illegal aliens from around the world--potentially terrorists.

Who would have thought this was a good idea?

This reeks of danger.

How can we be sure that none of these unvetted illegal aliens are not terrorists who intend to strike our airports or airliners?

In some cases, they are being housed in terminals inside airports or in bus terminals just off active runways. If just one person were to smuggle a shoulder-fired weapon into one of these migrant holding areas, they would have an easy takedown of a jetliner.

Using airports to shelter illegal immigrants is a major national security threat and an outrageous misuse of taxpayer funding. Therefore, as we pass the FAA extension and press on toward a full-term bill, I urge my colleagues to include a section that explicitly bans housing illegal immigrants within airport premises.

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