president, i rise today to discuss a bipartisan, bicameraal federal aviation administration reauthorization. you would know as a member of our committee that we have worked hard to bring the f.a.a. aviation community together to make certain that we do not end up with a result of one more extension after extension after extension and we can provide some certainty the f.a.a. in fulfilling its mission. when i became the ranking member of the aviation subcommittee, i stated the importance of passing a long-term reauthorization and pledged to work with senators duckworth, cruz and cantwell, as well as my other colleagues on the commercial committee to get a comprehensive agreement completed. i want to thank the leaders of both the senate commerce committee, cantwell and cruz, and congressman larson for months of work to get us to this point. i want to thank my counterpart the chairman of that committee senator duckworth of illinois. she has been a pleasure to work with with a commitment to aviation. much of this year is for planning and growth in the civil aviation industry including the modern