MAKING OUR SKIES SAFER

On 2026-04-14, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-3) delivered a floor speech titled "MAKING OUR SKIES SAFER" in the House.

MAKING OUR SKIES SAFER

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 65 (Tuesday, April 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 14, 2026)] [House] [Page H2843] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] MAKING OUR SKIES SAFER (Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the bipartisan ALERT Act. Last year, 67 lives were lost in a tragic midair collision of a flight from my home State of Kansas to Washington, D.C. Those 67 people were parents, children, and friends. Their families' lives changed in an instant. In the weeks that followed, I met with those families. I listened and made a commitment to turn their grief into action. This bipartisan bill reflects that work. It takes commonsense steps to make our skies safer, modernizing collision avoidance technology, strengthening training, and closing dangerous communications gaps. It also acts on the National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, turning lessons learned into real action. We cannot bring those 67 people back, but we can honor them by preventing this from happening ever again. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote ``yes'' and, after the passage of this bill, work together on a final, fully thought-out bill that ensures safety measures are efficiently implemented. The families deserve nothing less. ____________________