"I am not a big fan of taxes and fees, and so I struggle a little bit with increasing it."
"Modernizing the PFC to at least $8.50 and indexing it to construction inflation is the best possible policy solution to this challenge."
"What they are going to do is the private insurance companies are going to come in, and they are going to cherry pick the nonsubsidized properties."
"I think if you could get a lower rate in the private sector, let's let you get a lower rate."
"Madam Chairwoman, you can look at what we have been doing with flood insurance. We have been repeatedly kicking the can down the road."
"We have the chance to totally reinvent the way our airspace is used."
"it is very exciting to be able to think forward and be able to plan for what we need to be doing now to prevent Government from becoming an obstacle or impediment, but rather a partner with you in you..."
"Would you mind submitting to the committee in writing some examples of where that has happened..."
"That is true today, and will still be the case in 2050."
"It's hard for me to imagine what our aerospace industry will be like that far in the future."
"Can you give us an idea of when the Coast Guard will be providing a report to Congress on that issue?"