Mike Johanns

Your averages mean nothing.

How are your revenues determined, then? How--is it based on that ticket cost?

How many regional airlines are in operation out there today?

Let me understand your business model, because I think that bears on some issues, here.

How many of those would be profitable today?

I think the burden is on the airlines to prove to the American people that, when we get on, for the price of our ticket, whatever that is, that we're going to have a well-experienced crew, who will treat us politely and decently, an…

The burden is on the airlines to prove the safety of our travel.

Is it impacted by the number of people on the plane?

I agree with you based on what I know.

The trust responsibility, we believe and I believe, that it extends to all Native Americans in this Country no matter where they live.

Congress has gone on record, as you know, in support of the trust responsibility to Indian people no matter where they reside.

Hard decisions are best made in a transparent sort of way.

We put billions of dollars into this company and then jobs go to Mexico while people here in the United States are losing their jobs, and yet we say, well, we are not going to touch that.

The determination was made to continue to pay wages in the ordinary course, as I indicated, as it was for suppliers, as it was for warranty holders.

You know, I have to tell you at the end of this hearing, and it has been a long afternoon and we appreciate your patience, it is our government that comes across as heartless and indifferent, indifferent because you keep saying, well, even…

I agree with you, I would hope, that loans by the prior administration are a vastly different creature than ending up with ownership of 60 percent of General Motors.

What is the smallest amount you have to give--because obviously you would like the smallest burden you can have--what is the smallest amount you have to give consistent with building a successful enterprise?

And that is what happened with shareholders in General Motors. They basically have a stock certificate that is a worthless piece of paper.

I would say, well, let us file a claim. I hope you don't need that money to buy groceries because I don't think you are going to see it.

OK. So dealers, shareholders, they come out of this basically with nothing if the plan is adopted.

The Medical Center, myself, others, are willing to try to put together--working with you, working under your direction--a plan that I think really would provide first-class medical care.

When you are ready for that, I hope you will reach out to Senator Nelson's office, my office, Congressman Terry's office for that matter because we--you know, in our State we just work together on these issues.

OK. Once that is done, kind of walk me through the process of what happens next...

I, as you know in my opening statement, went through some of the challenges we are facing in the Western Iowa-Omaha facility.

I am anxious to be a partner in that.