Sam Graves actually said...

"Prepared statement"

"The men and women who keep the cogs turning in factories and repair facilities and cockpits and air traffic control towers across the country are not only instrumental to ensuring the safety of the tr..."

"We have got to find better ways to train safer and better skilled pilots and give folks the credit for the skill that they demonstrate or the high-quality training that they receive."

"I am not convinced that kids coming out of flight school and telling them they need to be towing banners or teaching students or boring holes in the sky while racking up debt produces the best pilots."