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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Jul 18, 2019

There is clearly a lot to cover there. Let's start with the big debate, and that is what the gentleman alluded to, and that is government control versus freedom, because that is going to be the debate over the next year where there is…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Jul 18, 2019

If I could interject, we share that. That is not an us versus them issue. We agree with those. Obviously, there are some that we disagree with. The ones that the gentleman mentioned are things that we agree with. Madam Speaker, I yield to…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Jul 18, 2019

I appreciate the gentleman's comments. I respect our ability to have these disagreements but, again, to disagree in a civil way where we can at least talk about the policy and keep it focused that way and, hopefully, one day address those…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Jul 18, 2019

Clearly, if there are issues that need to be worked out, differences that might exist between the chairman and the lead Republican on the committee, that work needs to be done. There have been no indications given to us of some…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Jul 18, 2019

I thank the gentleman for giving that update on the schedule. I know that we have been in talks on a budget caps agreement. I met with the Vice President earlier this morning, talking through some of the things that may be included…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Jul 18, 2019

I would encourage that we go back and look. This committee can do better. If we are going to stand up against this movement and support our friend Israel against this attempt to undermine their economy, we need real tools. H.R. 336 is the…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Jul 18, 2019

Clearly, Madam Speaker, if we talk about what makes this country great, it is the freedoms and the economic success that we have seen for families, businesses, and everybody. It is the reason people come here from all around the world…

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Jul 16, 2019

I don't think that is accurate. And I am very anxious to hear from the FAA on actually that certification process.

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Jul 16, 2019

It doesn't matter if we get to 99.9 percent improvements. If there is one life, if there is one injury, we need to keep striving to make sure that we get to perfection.

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Jul 16, 2019

I made a commitment to you that the process that was used to certify this aircraft will not in any way be used to unground these aircraft.

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Jul 16, 2019

Your all's strength and power has been absolutely amazing through this.

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Jul 16, 2019

I was concerned, because you noted in your testimony, 'While investigations are ongoing, what we do know is that the FAA delegated primary oversight of the MAX to Boeing.'

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Jul 16, 2019

I want to express my condolences, on behalf of everyone here today, to the witnesses, families, and friends of those lost in the two Boeing 737 MAX accidents.

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Jul 16, 2019

Any process to unground this aircraft, as far as I am concerned, will not be allowed to resemble the process that was allowed for these accidents to occur.

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Jul 16, 2019

We are going to take every lesson learned, no matter how painful, no matter the change that it requires.

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Jul 16, 2019

The last vote that we just saw on the House floor is beneath the dignity of the House. We have rules for a reason. Just because one party is in the majority, Madam Speaker, doesn't mean that the rules don't apply to them. The rules apply…

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John Kennedy
@johnkennedy· Republican · LA· Jul 15, 2019

If we succeed in putting an astronaut on the Moon by the end of the decade, it will not be that astronaut who went. It will in fact be all of us in America.

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