John Mica: “While I do want to, first of all, thank the gentlelady from Wisconsin for bringing this amendment forward, our committee…”

“While I do want to, first of all, thank the gentlelady from Wisconsin for bringing this amendment forward, our committee did have an amendment which we included, a provision for the gentleman from Tennessee, who she has been working with, Mr. Cohen. I think they have an excellent proposal for looking at a broader scope of how aviation should work as an intermodal entity and on a larger basis. I do have concerns about the way the language is directing certain demonstration projects and FAA funding. So we are willing to work with, again, the gentlelady who brings this amendment forward with Mr. Cohen, the gentleman from Tennessee. We did put the placeholder provision in and supportive language of this type of proposal. Again, I would have to reluctantly oppose it, but I offer to support, and if the gentlelady is willing to withdraw the amendment, she would have that commitment from me. I reserve the balance of my time.”