Paul Coverdell: “In the original legislation it's the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The House removed the ``Washington''…”

“In the original legislation it's the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The House removed the ``Washington''-- Ronald Reagan National Airport. My amendment was simply in conjunction with that. Yes, just to make it absolutely clear, the original concept of the sponsor was that it was the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. If that needed any further clarification, I wanted to add it. I cannot speak for the Members on this side of the aisle, but I understand the reverence that many Americans--not just Democrats but also Republicans--have for Robert Kennedy and Jack Kennedy and the entire Kennedy family. If there is some proposal to name the Justice Department building after Robert Kennedy, I would strongly support such an effort. And I would support such a thing in any way. Obviously, he was a former Attorney General of the United States. But let's not set up these straw men to kind of, certainly not poison the atmosphere here, but it's not a good way for us to begin.”