James Oberstar: “the actions of FAA are in contravention of bipartisan judgment on the needs of the future of aviation.”

But we all also recognize that the potential cost of meeting these needs is immense.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. The gentleman from Virginia has been very diligent and vigilant on deficit reduction and on careful investment of the public resources, as has the gentleman from…

The FAA in January of this year initiated a process to address the issues created by the so-called ``through-the-fence'' agreements. They formed a policy review team to gather information, evaluate the concerns, decide what kind of action…

We must move away from complete reliance on public funding for infrastructure and forge a new, stronger connection between private capital and infrastructure needs.