Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, in conclusion I simply want to say that we have the safest airline system in the world. The gentleman from Minnesota, [Mr. Oberstar], Chairman Duncan, myself and all other members of the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives will do and have done everything we possibly can to continue to improve airline safety in this Nation. We are passing 3 bills today that deal with airline safety. There is much more to be done, but I am sure that we are up to the challenge. We will do it. I want to say that Chairman Duncan is a man who I sincerely appreciate working with because he is very easy to work with, he is very understanding, and he is very committed to aviation safety and the improvement of aviation in this Nation and, quite frankly, in this world. To have a man with the experience of the gentleman from Minnesota, [Mr. Oberstar] serving on this subcommittee and, of course, on the full committee has been of enormous help to myself and to Chairman Duncan. I want to state publicly I appreciate the work that both of those gentlemen have done in regard to aviation.”