{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/watch-davids-urges-swift-passage-faa-reauthorization-improve-consumer", "WATCH: Davids Urges Swift Passage of FAA Reauthorization to Improve Consumer Protections, Safety for Air Travelers", "2023-11-30", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, during a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, Representative Sharice Davids urged her House and Senate colleagues to work together on a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization that improves customer protections and accessibility while flying, increases America\u2019s aviation safety standards, and strengthens domestic aviation workforce and manufacturing. The U.S. House passed an FFA reauthorization this past July, but the bill has stalled in the Senate and the current extension expires at the end of this year.\n\n\u201cOur entire economy relies heavily on reliable air travel of people and goods to keep our communities moving and maintain a strong domestic supply chain,\u201d said Davids. \u201cI\u2019m focused on reauthorizing the FAA, so Kansans are protected financially, feel safe while flying, and have access to good-paying aviation manufacturing jobs. While this reauthorization has cleared the House, the Senate should now pass their version, so we can work together \u2014 Republicans and Democrats \u2014 on a final compromise that averts staffing shortages and supply chain backlogs.\u201d\n\nIn July, Davids supported bipartisan legislation to fund the FAA for the next five years and provide new guidance and standards for the agency. Along with the improvements to consumer protection, safety, and workforce mentioned above, it also included provisions to help reduce runway near misses, which are often caused by air traffic controllers being stretched thin by the current nationwide staffing shortage. After the Senate passes their version of the bill, the House and Senate will come together to find a compromise that reauthorizes the FAA.\n\nTo highlight the urgency of passing an FAA reauthorization bill, Davids previously toured New Century AirCenter\u2019s 81-year-old air traffic control center, which Johnson County officials have prioritized for upgrade due to structural and safety deficiencies. If the FAA authorization was to expire, airports like New Century AirCenter would suffer due to the loss of air traffic controllers and increased safety concerns.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/watch-davids-urges-swift-passage-faa-reauthorization-improve-consumer"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2150476686656475, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}