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Rep. Van Drew urges FAA technical-center funding, lists community projects including youth center and airport upgrades
Summary
Rep. Jeff Van Drew told the THUD subcommittee to continue robust funding for the FAA Technical Center and described five community project funding requests, including $300,000 for a youth development facility, $5.4 million for an aviation business park electric connection, and airport and flood-resilience projects in New Jersey.
Representative Jeff Van Drew (Representative Jeff Van Drew) testified to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development that sustained federal support for aviation research and related local projects is essential to district economies and national aviation safety.
"First, I request the committee continue robust funding for the FAA Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace," Van Drew told the subcommittee, noting the…
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