01/19/2010
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"Safety in our skies and on our tarmacs is necessary to the flow of commerce and to keep the public safe."
"That is why I have cosponsored the Protect Our Skies Act led by Senators Moran and Blumenthal that would keep our air traffic control towers open."
"I do believe that is critical and important."
"I think the point here is when you talk about the retroactivity issue, it is simply that these are contracts that were entered into 20 years ago."