Political Quotes

“while the Senate considers a temporary extension of the Airport Improvement Act, which I will support, I would like to take this opportunity to bring the Senate up to date on a report due to Congress on the safety of the flight service station modernization in Alaska. On October 5, 1993, I offered an amendment to the DOT appropriations bill that was accepted and required the Secretary of Transportation to do a report on the safety of closing and consolidating the flight service stations in Alaska. This report was due no later than 90 days after enactment of the legislation, October 27, 1993. The amendment halted the progress of the modernization program until 90 days after the report was received by Congress. The report was due on January 25, 1994. Today, 84 days later, it is still missing. On March 9, 1994, I wrote to Secretary of Transportation Pena asking when he will receive the report. Now I have something else to wait for: An answer to my letter.”