Ayotte to Chair Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation

Press Release

U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) announced today that she will serve as the Chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security. Ayotte was the top Republican on the subcommittee for the past two years, and will continue to work across the aisle to create a safer and more efficient air traffic system that will benefit New Hampshire's aviation infrastructure workforce and help grow businesses in the state.

"As Chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, I will continue to be a strong advocate for a safer and more efficient air traffic system, which is vital to New Hampshire's general aviation operators and businesses, airports, aviation suppliers, and small businesses," said Senator Ayotte. "Modernizing our air traffic system will help grow New Hampshire's economy and create jobs, and our state's dedicated aviation infrastructure workforce - including those at Nashua's Air Traffic Control Center and Nashua Municipal Airport, Merrimack's Boston Terminal Radar Approach Control facility, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and our smaller airports - will continue to play an integral role in strengthening New Hampshire's business climate."

The Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee has jurisdiction over civil aviation, with specific oversight responsibility for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It controls the authorization levels for all of the FAA's programs and agency's grant making efforts in funding airport infrastructure projects and air traffic control (ATC) facility upgrades. The Subcommittee also has jurisdiction over oversight of the nation's international infrastructure related to civil aviation as well as domestic aviation security and the majority of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workforce.

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