Tammy Duckworth actually said...

"They're trying to do what is easier and cheaper for them, not what is best for passengers or crews."

"We just aren't making the kind of progress that we need."

"High levels of pilot training and experience literally make the difference between success and failure, life and death."

"We can't lower the standards. We need to raise the standards, but we have to figure out how to build this pipeline more successfully."