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This Resolution satisfies the FAA's request that a Community Roundtable reach a consensus position before the FAA will consider returning to previous flight paths.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Spc. Jeremy Darrell Tomlin, as well as the Fort Belvoir community and U.S. Army.

I am closely monitoring reports of a helicopter crash in Leonardtown, and my thoughts and prayers are with three crew members on board when in the accident took place.

I was pleased to join in honoring Judge Alexander Williams's years of public service this evening.

I am deeply alarmed by a report released today by the Office of Inspector General detailing a number of systemic problems at the Washington, DC VA Medical Center. Our veterans deserve better.

I am encouraged that the Trump Administration has lifted a hiring freeze on federal workers, a policy that harmed Americans across the country in a number of ways, including by increasing the backlog at the Veterans Administration, creating delays in the processing of Society Security checks, and delaying drug approvals at the Food and Drug Administration.

I enjoyed meeting with representatives from Women's Commissions from across the Fifth District today to learn more about the work they are doing in our community.

Today I had the opportunity to visit a classroom and meet with parents, students, teachers and administrators at Rosa Parks Elementary School to discuss my commitment not only to public education but also to the safety and well-being of students and their families.