"We are troubled by reports suggesting the FAA would talk to carriers about duty time."
"The FAA must become a proactive agency, and merely talking doesn't fulfill their primary mission to ensure the safety of the flying public."
"We cannot afford to act after it is discovered that inspectors are overly friendly with the airlines they oversee."
"We need to hear that that culture must change."
"I want----get back to us, on what you're finding. And be honest, like the NTSB is honest."
"I don't think in all my years, I have ever encountered an Administrator who hit the ground running the way you did."
"I want him to know how proud I am of him in his work to protect kids."
"I could not be more pleased."
"It is the EPA's job to clean up the environment. It is not the Environmental Pollution Agency."
"Senator Inhofe has not been obstructionist, and I appreciate it so much."
"You couldn't be stronger or more assertive in implementing your responsibilities under the law."
"I want to thank again Senator Whitehouse for working with me to create this Subcommittee."