Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Brigadier General Matthew Braman responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Jennifer Homendy, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Chris Rocheleau, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Brigadier General Matthew Braman responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine

Chris Rocheleau, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), responds to questioning from United States Representative Nathaniel Moran (Republican of Texas) during Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision, in the Dirksen Senate office building on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Both aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard, when the two aircrafts collided on January 29, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the US House of Representatives from the Democratic Party Madeleine Dean, Bill Keating, and from the Republican Party Thomas Kean, Nathaniel Moran (R to L) hold a press conference on Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the US House of Representatives from the Democratic Party Madeleine Dean, Bill Keating, and from the Republican Party Thomas Kean, Nathaniel Moran (R to L) hold a press conference on Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the US House of Representatives from the Republican Party Nathaniel Moran, Thomas Kean and from the Democratic Party Bill Keating (R to L) are seen during the flower laying ceremony at the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war by St. Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the US House of Representatives from the Democratic Party Bill Keating and from the Republican Party Thomas Kean, Nathaniel Moran (R to L) are seen during a press conference on Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the US House of Representatives from the Republican Party Nathaniel Moran and from the Democratic Party Madeleine Dean (R) are seen during the flower laying ceremony at the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war by St. Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the US House of Representatives from the Democratic Party Madeleine Dean, Bill Keating, and from the Republican Party Thomas Kean, Nathaniel Moran (R to L) are seen during a press conference on Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the US House of Representatives from the Republican Party Nathaniel Moran and from the Democratic Party Bill Keating are seen during a press conference on Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the US House of Representatives from the Democratic Party Madeleine Dean, Bill Keating, and from the Republican Party Thomas Kean, Nathaniel Moran (R to L) are seen during a press conference on Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the bipartisan delegation of the US Congress are seen before the press conference on Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Members of the US House of Representatives from the Democratic Party Madeleine Dean, Bill Keating, and from the Republican Party Thomas Kean, Nathaniel Moran (R to L) hold a press conference on Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

Press conference of bipartisan US Congress delegation in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Member of the US House of Representatives from the Republican Party Nathaniel Moran is seen during a press conference on Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.