WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Chairman Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Ranking Member Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) speak as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford (R) appears at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026, in Washington, DC. Bedford discussed safety measures the FAA is implementing following last year's fatal midair collision between an American Airlines aircraft and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)