WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford (R) speaks with Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) (L) before 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)