Political Quotes

“I would like to commend Mr. Lipinski for his leadership concerning transportation issues in Illinois and especially the issue of O'Hare Expansion and today I stand in firm support of H.R. 3479. Chicago has a vast and growing transportation industry. Over the years Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has continued its growth, in traffic and demand. Presently, O'Hare ranks as the Nation's first or second busiest airport with nearly 34,000,000 annual passengers traveling both domestically and internationally. Expanding O'Hare offers an array of benefits: from employment to economic growth. As Chicago continues to grow, O'Hare continues to experience the backlog of delays. According to the Airport Capacity Benchmark Report in 2001, O'Hare was the third most delayed airport. Sitting in the heart of the Mid West, these delays continue to burden connecting airports creating a snowball affect and frustrated passengers. By the addition of runways, and the expansion of O'Hare delay times will diminish and air travel at Chicago's bustling O'Hare will undoubtedly improve for the consumer and the region. I encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 3479.”