Chair lowey i will say good morning again. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email address to which members could send anything they wish to submit in writing. That email address has been provided to your staff. Our first order of Business Today is consideration of the department of defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021. I will not recognize to present the bill. Thank you, madam chairwoman. Before i begin my remarks, i reluctantly have to acknowledge this will be my final Opening Statement before the House Appropriations committee. I have no new revelations to make but for those of you who will remain on this committee, there are a few things i would like to say. Him saying them as someone who is so compulsive, he saved the congressional record on the day he was appointed to this committee after years of efforts, which makes mr. Rogers, my good friend, the only person
Welcome to todays hearing on support for healthy air travel. Air travel plays a Critical Role in business, commerce, education, travel, and tourism. We take for granted that we can travel great distances by air. That weredestinations once reserved for imagination. Air travel moved from our imagination to a real audi reality that has changed the way we with each other. Our dependence will only continue to grow. Global air travel will nearly double. As with many other industries, the pandemic has dramatically impacted commercial air travel. In the u. S. Alone, Passenger Air travel was down 96 . Worldwide, the air travel industry is projected to use more than lose more than three hunter billion dollars in operating revenues this year. Shiftpple effect of this goes well beyond the airline. Full recovery requires ensuring safety and reestablishing the confidence as we continue to face the risk of covid19. These are positive steps, but are they enough to ensure safety and reestablish trust .
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