Trent Lott: “I thank Senator Daschle, Senator Harkin, Senator Mack, Senator Helms, and a number of others who have worked to get this…”

We're going to go forward, trying to do our part, and we need to count on the administration, the airlines, the entire industry, to do their part.

When you're dealing with 100 United States senators, let alone 435 House members, you're not going to get it all the way you want it. The president's going to have to give some, the president is going to have to show leadership.

You've got to do that every now and then. Even though you might get your little flak from some of the people within your conference. It's called leadership.

First of all, there's going to be an election and the numbers will be different come this fall. And you're going to need leadership from the President and from the leaders in the Congress.