Remove Aviation Safety Rollbacks from the NDAA

**Remove Aviation Safety Rollbacks from the NDAA** I am writing to urge you to remove dangerous rollback of aviation safety regulations from the National Defense Authorization Act or vote against the bill if they remain. Following the midair collision near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people, the FAA strengthened safety requirements for military helicopters operating in Washington D.C.'s crowded airspace. The House-passed version of the NDAA would roll back these critical safeguards, allowing military helicopters to operate under different rules and recreating the unsafe conditions that existed before the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board has explicitly warned Congress not to weaken safety rules while investigators are still working to prevent another tragedy. The NTSB specifically stated that the NDAA provisions represent a significant safety setback and an unacceptable risk to both civilian and military aviation. When our own safety experts issue such clear warnings, Congress has a responsibility to listen. This NDAA is being rushed through as must-pass legislation with minimal scrutiny, allowing dangerous provisions like these aviation safety rollbacks to slip through. These provisions have no relevance to funding our military and do not belong in defense legislation. The American public deserves a fully funded and staffed FAA held to the highest possible safety standards. Rolling back regulations while crash investigations are ongoing puts lives at risk in one of the nation's most congested airspaces. I urge you to demand removal of all provisions that weaken aviation safety and oversight from the NDAA. If these dangerous rollbacks are not removed, vote against the bill. The safety of everyone who flies depends on maintaining strong regulations, not weakening them in the aftermath of a deadly crash.