Deputy administrator in the obama administration. He stressed the importance of faa innovation. The chair of the house transportation and Infrastructure Committee spoke in support of the nomination at an earlier hearing. Good morning, everyone. The u. S. Senate committee on commerce, science and transportation took him to order. This morning we are here to consider the nomination of Michael Whitaker to be the administrator of the federal aviation administration. I want to thank mr. Whitaker for his willingness to serve. Im also grateful that the house chairman sam graves is here and we will hear from you soon. Chairman gray along with my colleague Ranking Member larsen have worked hard on a bipartisan bill to pass a longterm faa reauthorization so we thank you for that. Im hopeful we will be able to do the same. In a bipartisan fashion. And finalize the bill into law before the end of 2023. This is a reminder that the aviation safety and the job of running the faa are not partisan. The
Plan for 300 more military advisors he is sending to iraq, stressing they will not be engageed in combat. Prepared to send a small number of additional American Military advisors up to 300 to asset how we can get train, add size and support Iraqi Security forces Going Forward, American Forces will not be returning to combat in iraq. Lou now that is when president said about engageing in combat. Were developing moreation al targets, associated is isil, Going Forward well be prepared to take targeted and precise military act if and when we determine that the situation on the ground requires it. Lou this is not the first time president obama or his predecessors have contradicted themselves but what is extraordinary about this speech it say were delivered in succession, and including iran in the process. Our views is that iran can play a constructive role, if it can helping to sense the same message to the Iraqi Government that were sending. Which is, that iraqi only hopeds together holds