Pou Statement On FAA Nationwide Ground Stop

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) released the following statement on the nationwide ground stop across all U.S. airports, issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.

“I do not want to speculate the cause of this crisis right now but this is a massive, almost unprecedented disaster impacting tens of millions of Americans. We are nearing the holidays. The Trump administration must be prompt and forthright in providing answers. More generally, I would note this constitutes yet another crisis in the American skies under the Trump administration. Just this week, the GOP majority cancelled a hearing next week with the head of the FAA. Something must change. The American people are owed transparency, and the incoming Congress must seek a full accounting of how air traffic modernization is being implemented and what remains to be done to keep our airspace safe,” said Congresswoman Nellie Pou, the Vice Ranking Member of the Democratic Aviation Subcommittee.