Joe Courtney: “This is not on the taxpayer's dime.”

You’d basically have to tear the plane down to the studs and rebuild it to meet all the survivability, security and communications requirements of Air Force One.

I encourage all small business owners in the counties covered by this disaster declaration to take advantage of the available assistance from the Small Business Administration.

This is just going to be one of those milestones that our children and grandchildren are going to experience. It’s a big deal.

There is still much work to be done, but Congressional support is strong to move the spent fuel initiative that has occurred over multiple administrations.