Susan Collins

Which is why I would urge you to submit a supplemental for those unanticipated war costs.

I agree with you that sequestration is an extraordinarily poor policy, and it makes no sense not to set priorities.

It is an extremely successful program.

That's a very disturbing list of airports, because that suggests a widespread problem and with real money, hundreds of millions of dollars.

But, obviously, there's a great deal of interest in being able to use devices on these flights and a great deal of skepticism, I would say, among the traveling public about whether this really is a safety issue.

I agree that sequestration was a terrible policy. It doesn't set priorities.

I want to recognize your very strong leadership on the contract tower issue.

I'm worried about the impact on morale. I'm worried about the impact on operations.

I personally believe we're going to end up paying more later in a lot of these cases.

I think the furloughs are a very blunt and harmful instrument that does not set priorities.

I'm honored to do so and pleased that you trust me to do so, Madam Chairman.

The result will be furloughs, the closure of contract towers, and the elimination of midnight services, among other controversial cuts

So for the small airports, overall, there's an estimated decrease of $121 million from fiscal year 2013.

I, too, think that it holds great potential, and I hope this is something that we will see the administration continue to encourage and fund some of the basic R&D that is necessary.

It certainly seems duplicative to me in terms of the purpose of the AIP program.

It is important that the $637 million reduction from the sequester be implemented in a way that ensures safety while minimizing the impacts to the traveling public.

The challenges that the FAA faces throughout the remainder of this fiscal year and into the next fiscal year are truly daunting

We need to hold the FAA accountable for how it spends taxpayer dollars.

Some experts have contended that the Dreamliner incidents have revealed that the FAA lacks the expertise to effectively test and evaluate new technologies.

First, let me associate myself with Senator Murray's comments about alternative jet fuels.

I fully understand that you're restructuring AIP to drop the larger airports and allow an increase in the passenger facility limits.

Which troubles me, because it's going up, not down.

The total number of runway incursions increased 21 percent between fiscal year 2011 and 2012 from 954 to an all-time high of 1,150.

The curtailment of air traffic control services will increase operational risk

The $637 million reduction from sequestration must be implemented in a way that ensures safety while minimizing the impact to the traveling public