"If you guys screw this up, you're going to shut down the whole state of Alaska and create safety hazards."
"Remember, you can't just get in the car in 251 communities and say, well, I'm not going to take an airplane, I'm just going to drive."
"If you come to some of the smaller villages in my state, everybody relies on leaded av gas and if it's phased out too early and there's no replacement fuel that's affordable or available in different ..."
"The law is very clear. There are hazards to safety. The reg shouldn't be finalized and that's in the statute."
"the threat of regulation of av gas causes great anxiety for airline, airplane operators in Alaska."
"I'm pretty sure we don't have anything like that."
"What are you doing right now to prevent regs that would lead to an ill-timed lead phase-out prior to the availability and affordability of the oncoming unleaded av gas fuels?"
"this Administration's radical agenda is simply out of step with the priorities of the American people."
"It seems kind of like a self-inflicted wound, and this is directly what I am hearing from the VA employees in Alaska."
"Well, why don't you guys try to come back to this Committee and give us your plans, and thoughts and ideas on it, because I think it is kind of a win-win."
"I like that idea. We try to do that a lot in Alaska with our active-duty military force."