Senator Marshall Praises Senate Passage of ROTOR Act to Improve Aviation Safety

Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), praised the passage of the bipartisan ROTOR Act as a meaningful step forward for aviation safety and a measure honoring the victims of the January 29 fatal crash that departed from Wichita and tragically collided with an Army helicopter near DCA airport. Nearly a year later, the ROTOR Act passed the Senate by unanimous consent on Wednesday.

"I want to thank Senator Cruz for his leadership in advancing this bipartisan legislation and helping see it through passage in the Senate,"said Senator Marshall. "I am also grateful to President Trump and Transportation Secretary Duffy for their continued advocacy to make American skies safer. While no law can bring back the 67 souls we lost, the ROTOR Act honors their memory by strengthening aviation safety and helping ensure a tragedy like this never happens again."

Background:

• The ROTOR Act passed the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in October.
• Senator Marshall joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at a press conference to support the introduction of the ROTOR Act, joined by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) in support of the legislation.
• In the aftermath of the crash, Senator Marshall spoke on the Senate floor before passing a resolution to honor the memory of the 67 lives lost in the tragic mid-air collision.
• The recently passed One Big, Beautiful Bill Act has more than $12 billion in long-overdue funds to modernize air traffic control.
• Additionally, the Trump Administration is accelerating training and recruiting to put more air traffic controllers through the system to fill in gaps and staffing shortages.

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