Mike Collins

The reauthorization we passed included consumer protections that require airlines to reimburse passengers for unexpected meal and hotel costs.

Passage of the FAA bill is exactly how our Federal Government should be operating.

Pete Buttigieg, who is totally unqualified, has no idea what he is doing, and is pushing nothing but a socialistic experiment

We have an FAA that is more focused on hiring people based on DEI and wokeness instead of qualifications

I don't know what is going on in the Senate. I mean, they must have one whale of a pickleball tournament going on over there, because they certainly aren't getting anything done.

The Locally Led Restoration Act will give contractors the ability to negotiate a contract.

H.R. 4717 will help achieve those outcomes.

I would say the Federal Government is a large part of the problem that we have with the--we spend too much money in the Federal Government now.

Will you commit to providing any sort of public forum, or at least to listen to the concerned residents of Brooklyn and Queens?

For the issuance of the lease for the Floyd Bennett Field, the National Park Service refused to conduct a public process to listen to the residents of nearby communities in New York.

I think that is a very important point, that we move our mineral mining processing right back to the United States.

We need more people who are willing to come in and help us provide those services, and that is a real challenge for us.

What do you say to truckers that are just trying to compete? I mean, we've got high fuel prices, high insurance.

You are in charge of one of the largest agencies in the Federal Government. Your jurisdiction is over an industry in which you have zero experience.

You have been focused on racist bridges and bike paths.

Congestion on our roads is up. Trucks--right now drivers are out there. They spent 51 hours last year sitting in congestion.

We have had double the average, the annual average of train derailments this year, double the average.

I would--I'd say that maybe the new moniker should be King Joe based on the way he's acting without any authorization from the balanced government system that we designed by our Constitution.

I think we should hold back their economy, too. I'm very much America first.

They think it is even beneath them to have to even answer your questions or, as you see, even show up.

America, during the last hearing, CEQ Chair Mallory, and CEQ by the way is an unauthorized agency created by the Biden administration, which has increased to a bloated budget and out-of-control agency.

Well, I tell you what, I am here to tell you those days are over.

We will never get rid of drivers. There is always going to be a place for a driver at some point.

But what we have in this industry, in the transportation industry, is we have a Department of Transportation on the Federal level that is being run by someone that is pushing a woke, socialistic, left-wing agenda, and he has no idea what…

I think that was pretty obvious there, Mr. Chairman. No, I am just joking.