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| https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-demands-accountability-boeing-ceo | Congressman Cohen Demands Accountability from Boeing CEO | 2019-10-30 | 2019 | 2019-10 | Democrat | House | TN | Steve Cohen | C001068 | cohen.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and InfrastructureCommittee, questioned Boeing CEO DennisMuilenburgand the company's Vice President and Chief Engineer John Hamiltontodayabout efforts to minimize pilots' familiarity with a safety system aboardtheBoeing 737 MAX aircraft.Manyrelatives of those killedin737 MAX accidents attended the hearing. In his testimony, Muilenburg said he is accountable for his company's actions. In his questioning, Congressman Cohen askedMuilenburghow he is being accountablefor the two 737 MAXaccidentsin Indonesia and Ethiopia, which killed 346 people. What does accountability mean? Are you taking a cut in pay? Are you working for free from now on till you can cure this problem? Congressman Cohen asked. These peoples' relatives are not coming back; they're goneYou're continuing to work and make $30 million a year after these horrific two accidents that caused all these peoples' relatives todie. You're not taking a cut in pay at all? Muilenburgsaid decisions about compensation will be part of a comprehensive review by the company's board of directors. See the entire exchange here. Following the hearing, Congressman Cohen made the following statement: What we witnessed here today isnot accountability,' and it is totally unacceptable.Muilenburgsays the lives lost will always be remembered, but the company is not making those responsible for their deathspay any price at all. At a minimum,Muilenburgshould forgo his salary, or resign. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |