John McCain

Concerning the general overflights issue, Ms. Gilligan, I have received reports that new air tour operations have begun at certain national parks since the act was passed in 2000.

Once a final rule is issued, how soon will the two agencies be ready to develop an air tour management plan?

Mr. Hoffman, do you believe that the issue of quiet technology has been given enough priority in this whole discussion?

Are there issues between the FAA and the Park Service that have complicated and therefore delayed the promulgation of the final rule?

What does 'final review' mean, Ms. Gilligan?

So we do not know what final review means, because you have to get on her schedule.

I believe that if we continue focusing our attention on this issue we can perhaps get some kind of resolution to it.

15 years ago, Congress passed the National Parks Overflight Act of 1987.

Executives must return all compensation, as Senators Dorgan and McCain have urged, that is directly derived from proven misconduct.

What is the level of effort with respect to the full complement of threat countermeasure upgrades

Secretary Brownlee and General Keane, the role of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in the United States Military's ability to project power was recently validated in Sha-e-Kot, Afghanistan.

I am certainly aware that aviation security is a complex and difficult undertaking and any system involving humans is going to have flaws. Every effort must be made to increase awareness and performance. You can be sure that Osama bin…

Air travel is on the rise. As airport congestion, delays, and fares increase, so have the complaints among airline passengers.

The Airline Passenger Fairness Act would ensure that passengers have the information that they need to make informed choices in their travel plans.

I rise to introduce legislation that will establish the Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services as an Assistant Secretary for Indian Health.

A number of the Prairie Island charter's provisions were particularly paternalistic and inappropriate for effective management of tribal resources.

A number of the Prairie Island charter's provisions were particularly paternalistic and inappropriate for effective management of tribal resources.

A number of the Prairie Island charter's provisions were particularly paternalistic and inappropriate for effective management of tribal resources.

... Each of us shares a strong commitment to promote and defend tribal sovereignty, tribal self-governance, and tribal self-sufficiency. But my friends, these things we hold dear, will wither and die unless they are watered by a strong…

. . . Each of us shares a strong commitment to promote and defend tribal sovereignty, tribal self-governance, and tribal self-sufficiency.

The recognition of an Indian tribe by the Federal Government is just that--the recognition that there is a sovereign entity with governmental authority which predates the U.S. Constitution and with which the Federal Government has…

All federally-recognized Indian tribes are to be treated the same by the Federal Government under the IRA.