Garret Graves actually said...

"So, it is--I am going to surmise here--so, it is fair to say that there were political appointees that weighed in on this and asked that the criteria be changed or that the weight of the scoring be ch..."

"I want to thank Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen, Full Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen, and our Chairman Sam Graves."

"It is absolutely critical that the United States Senate move forward to pass this reauthorization."

"We passed the U.S. House of Representatives FAA reauthorization bill in July despite the chamber being the most polarized I've ever seen it."