"Congresswoman Peltola has been a big advocate and supporter in educating the committee and following in the footsteps of Congressman Don Young in advocating for that State."
"The reason that we purchased Alaska was largely the geography, as well as the natural resources, and the abundance of that State is profound and just critically important."
"the Federal Government used to just throw billions and billions of dollars in the aftermath of a disaster and didn't pay appropriate attention, in my opinion, on the front end of what we can do to act..."
"I want to begin by thanking Administrator Whitaker for being here, and I want to thank you and your team for all of your efforts to keep the subcommittee, to keep the committee apprised of everything ..."
"It is no secret--and we talk about it in almost every aviation hearing--that the United States has the gold standard of aviation."
"I want to begin by thanking you, Administrator Whitaker, for joining us today to update the Subcommittee on Boeing's corrective action plan in the wake of the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident."
"We are here today because it is no secret that America's gold standard in aviation safety is under the microscope, and the FAA's role in conducting safety oversight is paramount."
"This latest Boeing challenge comes as your agency is tasked with not only implementing a historic, thousand-page FAA Reauthorization bill--a mandate that is without a doubt time-consuming and staff in..."
"But that can't happen again. Regardless of the challenges facing FAA and Boeing, the FAA must be able to walk and chew gum at the same time."
"No one expected it was going to take 4-plus years to implement the law."
"It is difficult for me to sit here and understand how it takes 4 years to implement."
"I would argue that when laws put a timeline in place, then what an agency should do is calibrate their answer to the time that is available."