Blumenthal Introduces Plainville Native Jennifer Homendy Before Senate Confirmation Hearing to Lead the National Transportation Safety Board

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced Jennifer Homendy, the Biden Administration’s nominee to serve as Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), before her confirmation hearing in the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Blumenthal praised Homendy’s extensive experience in transportation safety and urged the committee to support her nomination.

“I am very, very honored and pleased to be introducing Jennifer Homendy as the nominee for Chairwoman of the NTSB. Ms. Homendy was born in Connecticut. Her family or at least some her family still resides in the Farmington, Plainville, New Britain area, and I hope they are watching because they should be very, very proud of this daughter of Connecticut who has performed such great work with immense distinction as a member of the NTSB and also as a member of the Congressional staff,” Blumenthal said. “She has decades of experience in transportation safety. She has been on the ground at a number of major safety incidents, crashes involving rail and planes and she will be a dedicated and effective chairperson of the NTSB.”

The full transcript of Blumenthal's remarks can be found below.

Thank you so much Chairwoman Cantwell and thank you to Senator Wicker as well for giving me this opportunity remotely from the ante room of the Judiciary Committee meeting where we are engaged in votes so I apologize I’m not there in person.

But I am very, very honored and pleased to be introducing Jennifer Homendy as the nominee for Chairwoman of the NTSB. Ms. Homendy was born in Connecticut. Her family or at least some her family still resides in the Farmington, Plainville, New Britain area, and I hope they are watching because they should be very, very proud of this daughter of Connecticut who has performed such great work with immense distinction as a member of the NTSB and also as a member of the Congressional staff.

She has decades of experience in transportation safety. She has been on the ground at a number of major safety incidents, crashes involving rail and planes and she will be a dedicated and effective chairperson of the NTSB.

As you know, this agency does vital independent work in ensuring transportation safety in investigating such crashes and other mishaps and I know that she is going to attract qualified people. She will be diligent and independent in the work that she does and vigorous in reporting to the Congress and the public.

So I’m very proud and honored to support her and I recommend her strongly to my colleagues on the committee.

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