Let's examine the FAA, say Dems

Investigations continue to examine the two Boeing 737 MAX airplanes that crashed recently.

Washington Congressman Rick Larsen wants to know how the planes were certified to be safe in the first place. What was the role of federal aviation regulators? What about Boeing? How were the pilots trained?

"I just want the FAA to open their books to answer these questions," Larsen said on Sunday, following a community coffee event with constituents in Mukilteo.

Larsen oversees the aviation subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

"We are doing our oversight on the FAA and on Boeing to see if any decisions the FAA made contributed to factors that resulted in these crashes and what then we need to do in the future," he said.

Boeing says it will cooperate with the Department of Transportation's investigation:

Here are the specific points Dems want the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation to examine:

The FBI and Department of Justice are also investigating. The National Transportation Safety Board is assisting Ethiopia in its investigation.