Political Quotes

“I am delighted to agree with Senator Hollings on his evaluation of Senator Kassebaum. We all have the highest respect and regard for her. She, of course, says that she is not a lawyer and does not have legal training. I think she does a great job of articulating her position. But she may not, therefore, be in a position to evaluate certain aspects of this bill. It was interesting to me to see that she did admit that the general aviation industry is on the rebound and is doing well, but that the piston-powered aviation is in trouble. She recited the number of instances where there has been a reduction in the number of units that have been manufactured. It would appear to me that this bill might not have as much opposition if it was limited to piston-powered aircraft. But included in it are jets, helicopters, military planes, Medivac. I do not believe you would have a choice if a Medivac plane came to you, and it had a big sign on it: 'Enter at your own risk because this plane is 15 years old,' and therefore no one can recover if there are manufacturer's or design defects. This bill has been changed tremendously. That is one of the reasons why I think it ought to be referred to the Judiciary Committee for a sequential referral. Nothing really in previous bills is contained in this bill. It is entirely new. There was a previous bill with a much higher statute of repose.”