Western New York congressman Chris Collins is joining the bipartisan calls for a temporary grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in the U.S.
He says the nation must be certain the planes are safe.
More than a dozen other nations including the European Union, China, and Indonesia have grounded the jets since the deadly crash Sunday in Ethiopia.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resisting calls to order the planes grounded, and flew one yesterday.