Alcee Hastings: “I have a very strong feeling that American Airlines should have some of those slots, if we are going to open it, safely…”

“I have a very strong feeling that American Airlines should have some of those slots, if we are going to open it, safely, for all of the airlines to be able to undertake to do their responsibilities as well. Mr. Speaker, sometimes bipartisanship takes on characteristics where even on one side of the aisle there may be divisions on issues. Tomorrow, if America is looking, my good friend, and he is my good friend, the gentleman from Chicago, Illinois (Mr. Davis), is going to be opposing a measure that I support. So if they want to see Democrats in a cat fight, wait until tomorrow when the gentleman and I go at it. But tonight, for America, the gentleman and I stand totally together. We will have our dispute about the sugar industry and the confectionery industry on tomorrow.”