We have an interest in improving the quality of our air, reducing the health implications that flow from dirty air.

We have an interest in reducing the threat to our planet that is posed by climate change and global warming.

I believe the Commission that you served on, in this instance, has done good work.

They provided little political protection, if you will, for Democrats and Republicans to do some of the difficult things we needed to do.

We have an interest in reducing our dependence on foreign oil.

I think we should talk about what kind of Country do we want to have, what are our needs, what do we need to do.

I would hope that we would take advantage of this rare opportunity we have in the Senate to dream big and think 25 years ahead.

We have a rare opportunity here. We have a Committee that is, in a bipartisan way, interested in taking a big look down the road about what our Country's needs are.

What percentage of the delays do you think, in the New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia area can be attributed to general aviation aircraft using air traffic control resources?

There are, in life, speed readers, and there are speed speakers. You all fall in the second category.

We hope to.

And I guess I would pose that question of the airlines. Is that something that is affecting the delays, the on-time arrivals and everything else?

It's another joy for you to consider.

But there have got to be some things, too, that the DOT, the FAA, that the airlines can do to make this system work better than it does.

If the FAA implements measures to limit operations at airports in congested airspace, will those limits extend to general aviation airports in the same airspace?

the performance just continues to go down, and people are tired--I mean, I think people in--who travel regularly just think it's a race to the bottom with air service in this country.

Ninety percent of all general aviation aircraft are excluded from our bill.

Even if it's banning whole sets of products, until we are sure that there is no lead in any of them, period.