05/19/2015
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"What specific measures either are being weighed or implemented by the DOD to address the lack of a comprehensive Office of the Secretary of Defense strategy?"
"It doesn't make sense to me, just using good, old-fashioned common sense, that we would go through a certification process and then not require it."
"But, I'm interested in what you said, though, because I'm sure you're aware that it is perfectly acceptable to the FAA for the repair work to be done in noncertified stations."
"Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Senate Aviation Subcommittee on June 17, 2009."