same good job on behalf of the residents of carolinas as they did for the victims of harvey, irene, and maria. whose issues and crises we addressed last year. i yield the balance of my time and strongly support the bill in all aspects. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from oregon. mr. defazio: i yield to gentleman from washington state, mr. larsen, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. larsen: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the bipartisan long-term measure to re-authorize the federal aviation administration. i want to thank chairman shuster, chairman lobiondo, and ranking member defazio for all the work that they have put into this bill for nearly five years now. i'm pleased that we have come to a bipartisan and bicameral agreement to raise the bar on aviation safety, improve the experience for the traveling public, better prepare and diversify the aviation work force, increed the global competitiveness of u.s. aerospace manufacturers, and pave the way for drone operations. many re