my name is scott maurer. you have heard that my daughter was a passenger on continental flight 3407. tomorrow night at 10:17, it will be 18 weeks since our lives were changed forever. the minutes, hours, days, and weeks that have passed since this tragedy have been an unbelievable nightmare for all bus. that is a pain that you'll never know, and certainly one we hope no one else will

my name is scott maurer, and you have heard, my daughter lorin maurer was a passenger on continental flight 3407. tomorrow night at 10:17 it will be 18 weeks since our lives were changed forever. the minutes, hours, days and weeks that have passed since this tragedy have been an unbelievable nightmare for all of us. it's a pain that you will never know. and certainly one we hope no one else will face. we believe very strongly the crash did not have to happen, and was preventable. as such, we are here today and will be here tomorrow and beyond to ask for your help and push for change so that other families can be spared this pain your when my 30 year old daughter lorin maurer, and athletics fundraiser at princeton university, and future athletic trekker, purchased her ticket from continental airlines, she assumed the pilots would fly that plane were competently trained. she thought they had significant experience and knowledge of the plane, and all of the flight control features. as she took her seat and three a four and exciting valentine weekend to join her boyfriend, kevin jewett,

scott maurer this morning. mr.urer of a 30-year-old flight -- a 30-year-old who was in in the flight crash. he was born and raised in redding, pennsylvania, where he and his wife daughter raised their daughter. he currently lives in south carolina. i appreciate him taking the time to come to washington. i think this is his third week here and i know this is very difficult for him to continue to recount this tragedy in public as well as private. mr. maurer comes before this committee this morning as a representative of over 150 people and the families of the 3407 group. they've come together as a result of the terrible tragedy where the goal of making changes in the airline industry and the faa hoping to keep an accident like 3407 from happening again. and saving many other families the sadness that they are continuing to endure. mr. maurer is joined by his wife teri and lauren's boyfriend. i appreciate the work of the maurer and all the families of the victims of flight 3407 as a father of four and a grandfather of