Today, I am very pleased to pay tribute to a fallen federal law enforcement officer and the service he represented with the highest honor. On June 21st, 1981, Officer Michael J. Healy, of the United States Postal Inspection Service, was…

Let us see something else that has been brought up here. Competition. The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) talked about the competition. We are going to have more gates at new modernized O'Hare Airport. In the agreement, Delta Airlines…

I would just like to speak on one point. It has been mentioned here on the floor that the Governor is not in favor of this legislation. I spoke to the Governor Friday afternoon, and he is still in favor of this legislation. Now, if he…

the gentleman refers to the State legislature in the Illinois Aeronautics Act. It is my understanding reading it and talking to other people about it that the Illinois legislature is not involved in the process at the present time. It is…

I am saying my position is simply expressing to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) what my understanding is of the Aeronautics Act in the State of Illinois. The legislature is not involved.

Mr. Chairman, I rise at this time to reluctantly support the Hostettler amendment No. 9. I have said repeatedly I was opposed to all amendments that would be offered to this piece of legislation. But fortunately amendment No. 9 is an…

I lend my support to H.R. 4481, the Airport Streamlining Approval Process Act. In the true fashion of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, this is a bipartisan measure that will expedite the environmental review and approval…

I agree with about 99 percent of this bill, but there is 1 percent of the bill I do not agree with, and that, of course, is the portion of the bill that gives a reimbursement to these airports who built towers, knowing full well that the…

I rise today regarding H.R. 1979, the Small Airport Safety, Security and Air Service Improvement Act of 2002. This measure allows small airports to use Federal Airport Improvement Program funds to construct and equip privately operated…

Well, probably the wisest thing in regard to this particular situation would have been to wait until next year when we reauthorize the Aviation Trust Fund. Then we could have dealt with many, many of the concerns that have been raised here…

We do change the law around here quite often, but we change the law for the future; very, very rarely, if ever, for the past to the best of my knowledge. Here, unfortunately, a portion of this bill is changing the law for the past. The…

I rise today to state my enthusiastic support of H.R. 3694, the Highway Funding Restoration Act. Smart investments in our nation's infrastructure brings about national economic benefits. It's estimated that every dollar invested in our…

I rise tonight to introduce the National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act. This measure will codify into Federal law a historical agreement reached between Illinois Governor George Ryan and Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley that would benefit…

trade is clearly an important component of our national economy. Accordingly, I strongly support fair trade laws that ensure a competitive foundation for American exports by promoting American values. Fair trade laws ensure that workers…

Mr. Speaker, I am very proud and privileged to rise today to support this resolution. These American heroes launched the first offensive action of the United States of America's war on terrorism. They truly are American heroes. They knew…

In conclusion, I once again would like to salute the crew and the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 and express my personal condolences to all their family members. Since this tragedy on September 11, the United States Government has…

I would simply like to go back once again to the O'Hare situation, though, so everyone realizes that the system is broken and the system has to be repaired as quickly as possible. Of the eight screeners who were suspended last Saturday by…

I wanted to get back to this O'Hare situation... to protect the American people from things like this.

I just wanted to state, since it was mentioned earlier that a police union supports the Young-Mica bill, that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, is a strong supporter of the bipartisan substitute…

I voted against because it did nothing for the laid-off aviation workers, and it did nothing to upgrade aviation security. I said at the time that we can give the airlines all the money they want and even more, but if we do not upgrade…

I would simply like to make mention at the present time, the gentleman from Florida (Chairman Mica) has talked about the failure of the FAA and the Department of Transportation to put rules in place over the course of the last 5 to 10…

I feel very strongly that I have to rise in opposition to this bill. As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Aviation, I know how important the aviation industry is to the economy of this Nation. I do not want to see the planes stop…

America was faced with a gutless, cowardly attack yesterday. Innocent people were murdered in cold blood--America was awakened to a new type of warfare. A type of warfare that was unfathomable to decent God-fearing people around the world…

recently there has been much said and written about the possibility of new runways at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Some might think new runways are a new idea. They are not. In fact, in 1991, the Chicago Delay Task Force…

I can understand somewhat subsidizing an industry that is creating jobs here in the United States of America. I think that that sometimes is good public policy. But to me here we have a law, a program, which is costing the American…