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Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 1, 2020
Location: Washington, DC


Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the goal of H.R. 5139 to prevent incidents of sexual assault and harassment in transportation.

Passengers should feel safe while traveling, and transportation workers should feel safe in their workplace. No one condones sexual misconduct in the transportation sector, or anywhere, for that matter.

That is why the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Congress took such a strong bipartisan stance against this type of behavior in air transportation in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.

I appreciate Chair DeFazio working with the minority to address technical concerns with the bill to avoid unintended implementation issues.

I urge support of this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I don't think there is any doubt that all Members support the intent of H.R. 5139. Like all of you, I want to help ensure that sexual misconduct in transportation is eliminated.

Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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