Recovery after the fires. What is clear then as now is those survivors need help. A whole town was flattened, thousands of people left without homes overnight, and nine months later their lives are still in limbo. I know you know this, mr. Secretary, and i want to appreciate your attendance, your presence on maui, but also your ability to listen to the needs of the survivors. I will make it very simple. The survivors need transitional housing. Other communities are dealing with disasters of their own. Baltimore is recovering from the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott key bridge, and as i reiterated to the maryland congressional delegation this week, we are going to get baltimore whatever it needs to rebuild. This past weekend, a Freight Train derailment forest resident evacuations and highway closure. We are still waiting to find out more about what caused the accident but are thankful nobody was hurt. It is an reminder of how important the investments we make in Transportation Safe
Sen. Cantwell each day they help keep americans moving safely. 25,000 u. S. Airline flights carrying 2. 5 million passengers across the country and around the world. Today, you will come before the committee with more than 30 years of diverse experience in aviation, including executive leadership in the private sector and three years serving as f. A. A. Deputy administrator. He led the f. A. A. s modernization of the National Air Space system known shorthand as nextgen, and i hope he will be able to illuminate today the progress that weve made, important milestones that weve achieved and what we need to do to get it finally implemented. Mr. Whitaker will bring a commitment to advancing aviation safety and appreciate his support by families who have lost loved ones and who have been very dedicated to improving aviation safety. But there are challenges that remain. Americas Aviation System is under stress, demonstrated by the number of near misses and close calls. We need to hear today a
Subcommittee hearing. Other topics included aviation and air traffic control. This is over 90 minutes. An update on recovery after the fires. What is clear then as now is those survivors need help. A whole town was flattened, thousands of people left without homes overnight, and nine months later their lives are still in limbo. I know you know this, mr. Secretary, and i want to appreciate your attendance, your presence on maui, but also your ability to listen to the needs of the survivors. I will make it very simple. The survivors need transitional housing. Other communities are dealing with disasters of their own. Baltimore is recovering from the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott key bridge, and as i reiterated to the maryland congressional delegation this week, we are going to get baltimore whatever it needs to rebuild. This past weekend, a Freight Train derailment forest resident evacuations and highway closure. We are still waiting to find out more about what caused the accident
Recovery after the fires. What is clear then as now is those survivors need help. A whole town was flattened, thousands of people left without homes overnight, and nine months later their lives are still in limbo. I know you know this, mr. Secretary, and i want to appreciate your attendance, your presence on maui, but also your ability to listen to the needs of the survivors. I will make it very simple. The survivors need transitional housing. Other communities are dealing with disasters of their own. Baltimore is recovering from the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott key bridge, and as i reiterated to the maryland congressional delegation this week, we are going to get baltimore whatever it needs to rebuild. This past weekend, a Freight Train derailment forest resident evacuations and highway closure. We are still waiting to find out more about what caused the accident but are thankful nobody was hurt. It is an reminder of how important the investments we make in Transportation Safe
We stay on capitol hill for live testimony from transportation secretary pete buttigieg, the hearing just about to get underway. In february i had the chance to welcome you, secretary, to hawaii, where we visited lahaina on maui to get an update on recovery after the fires. What is clear then as now is those survivors need help. A whole town was flattened, thousands of people left without homes overnight, and nine months later their lives are still in limbo. I know you know this, mr. Secretary, and i want to appreciate your attendance, your presence on maui, but also your ability to listen to the needs of the survivors. I will make it very simple. The survivors need transitional housing. Other communities are dealing with disasters of their own. Baltimore is recovering from the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott key bridge, and as i reiterated to the maryland congressional delegation this week, we are going to get baltimore whatever it needs to rebuild. This past weekend, a Freight T