Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6007. The bill will improve aviation safety by requiring the Federal Aviation Administration to take commercial space transportation activity into consideration when conducting aeronautical studies at spaceports licensed by the FAA. This is an important safety issue that has to be addressed as commercial space transportation is integrated into the National Airspace System. The Aviation Subcommittee recently held a hearing on the FAA's oversight of the commercial space transportation industry. The hearing examined important issues facing the industry, including the development of commercial spaceports that have yet to be fully addressed by Congress. {time} 1915 The committee looks forward to working with all individuals, obviously, on this. I know that the majority leader, Mr. McCarthy--and I do want to thank him for his strong leadership on this issue--worked very hard on it, and we are also going to be looking forward to working with him on this. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 6007. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”