Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, our local and rural airports are the backbone of general aviation in the United States, and they need Congress' help to remain cost competitive. This is a commonsense piece of legislation that removes the Federal Government. This is not a situation where the Federal Government knows what is best. Many States have been doing this much longer than the Federal Government. My State of Alabama is not often thought of as one in the lens of aviation history, but the Wright brothers, whom we have spoken about today at length, were from Ohio and flew in North Carolina. When it came time to open their first civilian flight school, a little-known fact is that they opened it in Montgomery County, Alabama, which I now have the privilege of representing. They did that in 1910. The FAA wasn't founded until 1958, so the State of Alabama has been dealing with how to land aircraft on small airfields for nearly 50 years before the Federal Government was. They know how to get the job done, and this bill allows them to do just that. Madam Speaker, that is why I support H.R. 6427, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.”