Murray Statement on Seattle Times Reporting on Safety Lapses at Boeing: "Profits Can't Come Before Safety"

Statement

"Reporting by the Seattle Times that seems to show serious safety lapses and failures in the quality control processes at Boeing is absolutely alarming. Profits can't come before safety--ever--and top executives at Boeing really need to get that--the workers I have spoken to over the years who are tasked with actually building these planes certainly do. Boeing has a responsibility to the public that it will always put the safety and quality of its planes first and that it will give its workers the support and resources they need to deliver on that mission.

Just today, the FAA approved the inspection and repair protocol to bring the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft back into service. But it is extremely important for the NTSB to conduct a full investigation to get to the bottom of exactly what happened, why, and how Boeing and the FAA will prevent it from ever happening in the future--I'll be reviewing their findings and recommendations closely.

As Chair of the Appropriations Committee, my staff and I are continuing to ask questions and are working to pass a Transportation Appropriations bill that invests in air safety and includes critical funding for the FAA--it should be clear to everyone that we absolutely cannot afford to shortchange passenger safety by entertaining dramatic across-the-board funding cuts like some House Republicans have been demanding."

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