Political Quotes

“First, when the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Duncan] and I referred to the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] as Mr. Aviation, there is no jest in that whatsoever. We all sincerely believe that he knows more about aviation than any person we have run into in this country or in any country in the world. So we do not in any way, shape, or form make light of that. We are bestowing upon him a title that we all sincerely believe. Second, I want to make the point that this bill really was a very difficult bill to work out a reasonable compromise on. I salute the chairman for his steady hand in bringing us to an outstanding compromise. But, in all honesty, on this particular piece of legislation I salute the staff members on both sides who had to put up with the arguments coming forth from the pilots and from the carriers, and I know that that was no easy job listening to them repeatedly, and for the legislation that they developed along with the Members of the committee I strongly salute them. So once again I say I support this bill enthusiastically, and I yield back the balance of my time.”