Congress would be panicking, holding hearings to demand explanations and find a fix. Passengers would be cancelling flights, and the airlines would be scrambling to increase aircraft inspections and scrutinize pilot qualifications.ey highway legislation is scheduled to be considered this week on the Senate floor. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., want to have the Department of Transportation evaluate these longer trucks instead of recklessly allowing Congress to mandate them.