"I do not want the Administration to keep defunding the program that is annual and replacing it with a one-time hit."
"Safety is part of the equation."
"I am quite sure of that."
"There is competition in the market. New carriers can enter the system."
"I beg to differ."
"But I come from the small business world. And you always want competition, but you also have to understand this delivery system of parcel post."
"I am not going to go back and forth with you."
"the Alaska delegation sent IG Williams a letter requesting the findings within the 2011 inspector general's report."
"they didn't incorporate all the other costs of that product and therefore that is a huge gap."
"Mr. Chairman, the economy of scale, Alaska Airlines is a dominant player. It creates opportunities to create more efficiency in the delivery of the system."
"The Senate has passed out of the committee in a bipartisan way a comprehensive postal reform bill."