Why in the world do we keep waiting until we get the fifth or sixth fatality when we know, and everyone in the community knows, this is a bad intersection.

I want to focus my comments on two areas. One is on the aviation industry itself.

I put forward a bill with Senator Hollings and the Commerce Committee, Second Century of Flight.

If other countries are doing this, then we should start a trade action against them.

But I have a CDL, as you probably know, Mr. Chairman.

They are having countries come to them and saying, we will pay for the research and the development of the wing.

I would hope would aggressively get behind it or something like it, because we are really losing this business.

I would like to highlight a bill I recently introduced with Senator Hollings, S.788, the Second Century of Flight Act.

I would like to thank you for holding this hearing today and inviting The Honorable Secretary Mineta to testify before us.

I want to make sure I understand, and I am going to take some more time to study your proposal.

We may end up being just an assembler of aviation products rather than the developer and lose all the jobs underneath the system.

For the life of me, I cannot understand how that is an increased safety feature when you say there are going to be more 18-wheelers on the roads instead of less.

It seems to me Mr. Secretary that these numbers in terms of cost savings for our highway system are compelling.

Is Ms. Hamilton correct when she is saying that States could actually, under your proposal, divert the money to highway construction?

I think a bigger percentage of that bill should be absolutely dedicated to focusing on trying to eliminate the hazards on the highway.

It is incumbent on this President to outline those costs.

It is a very large mistake to assume that you can just hide the costs of this war from the American public.

It is a noble ambition, and one worthy of America's best efforts.