Political Quotes

“I hope we can come together, the House and Senate, and decide that we must move. I am more than willing to take what has been put together as an emergency measure and urge my colleagues to support it, and to support it without amendment. We are looking at a situation where the airline industry, which is a critical element in our economy, is right on the verge--from the smallest airlines that need an immediate infusion of cash to make up for the losses that were sustained when the Federal Government rightfully shut down air transportation this past week, to the current time where consumer concerns over safety have limited the flying public. We have put our entire airline industry at great risk. This bill is necessary if we are to solve those problems and if we are to get the planes back in the air.”