WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – co-chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus and member of the Senate Commerce Committee with jurisdiction over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – today released the following statement after the FAA grounded all domestic flights due to a computer outage:

“Our nation's travelling public deserves safety and continuity of service. Today’s failure to provide that highlights the importance in identifying the root cause of this system failure to ensure it does not happen again. As co-chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus and a member of the Senate Commerce Committee with jurisdiction over the FAA, I will speak with FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen to ensure the root cause of this failure is identified. As demand for travel returns at an unprecedented rate, our economy is dependent on ensuring a reliable air travel system.” 

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