Long as they are present in the hearings to be counted and members are responsible for your own microphone so please keep your microphones muted unless you are speaking. Finally, if they wish to submit documents for the record, please email them to the Committee Clerk whose email address was circulated prior to the hearing and thank you all for joining us. So good morning everyone and welcome to todays remote hearing on our support healthy air travel, to support healthy air travel in the covid19 era and beyond. I like to welcome our witnesses and thank you all for being here. Marshall air travel is an essential part of the fabric of our society and economy. It employs a Critical Role in business, commerce, education, travel and tourism. We take for granted that we can now easily travel vast distances by air and reach destinations that were once reserved for imagination. And just over a century, air travel moved from our imagination to a reality that has changed the way we interact with
Is not there . Thats why we recently sent a letter to the committee to the heads of the phs calling for Interagency Task force to take a holistic approach in supporting venetians industry. Im concerned about the different requirements and Health Assessments across the nation. A lot of different requirements and confucian. That affects millions of travelers intimately in who depend on the healthy aviation sector. I repeat, 11 million workers who depend on the Aviation Industry. Among the most publicized is the social distancing measures. They were most visible when they issued to help slow the spread of this deadly virus. Today at the security checkpoint many different images have emerged full of unmasked passengers and americans are rightfully surprised when by all accounts the demand for travel is still very low. Even now we hear from airlines limiting is not necessary. Into the economic environment with very limited resources. Thats why we must make sure the measures be put intous pl
The lack of federal leadership and interagency coordination has been this disappointing to all of us. We protect our frontline aviation workers and our passengers if this is not there . That is why chairman thompson and i recently sent a letter to the leadership of the Transportation Committee to the heads of dhs and dot calling for an Interagency Task force. I am very concerned about the different requirements for temperature checks, health , a lot of different requirements and confusion. Is not good for the traveling public. It creates risks for passengers and aviation workers. We have to follow and trust the expectation. Our decisions will ultimately affect millions of travelers. Social distancing measures were most visible when stayathome orders were issued across the country. They have been credited with helping slow this virus. Areal distancing measures visible at security checkpoints and boarding gates. We have seen aircraft for love unmasked passengers. They have been forced to
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America about the efforts to improve the safety of airports and planes and what the federal government can do. Security wille now come to order. Thank you, Ranking Member and the panel of witnesses for joining us today. We are here to discuss proposals for how to restore our nations been so system that has devastated by covid19. We have seen passenger volume in the last few months go as low as 5 of normal. Today it is close to 15 to 20 of normal, but that is not good enough to keep the Aviation Industry in business. It is not good enough to help this nation. Know, this pandemic is unprecedented. The lack of federal leadership and interaction, coordination is very concerning to all of us. We ask the question, how can we project our frontline aviation workers and our passengers if consultation and coordination is not there. That is why Sherman Thompson and i recently sent a letter with the leadership of the Transportation Committee to the heads of dhs and tot calling for preferred and do