"Unless you have the buy-in of the people, it is going to be hard to get people to comply with rules."
"Aviation safety is the top priority for this subcommittee."
"Seventy-five percent--75 percent--of the air rage incidents that are occurring are tied back to masks--75 percent."
"I do think we have got to make sure that we are not focused on too small of a subset of this issue and make sure that we are looking a bit more holistically."
"If the People's House would actually vote on these regulations... they would have the imprimatur of the support of the people."
"As long as there is a mask mandate on airplanes and airports, I will avoid them at all costs."
"the behavior we have seen in the media in regard to some of the adverse interactions on airplanes is completely unacceptable."
"4 in 10 adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, up from 1 in 10 adults."
"Some of the instances we have seen with unruly passengers are completely unacceptable. People need to be held fully accountable under the law."
"This type of behavior is unacceptable."
"I am worried that this hearing may convey to people on the outside that getting on an airplane is a wild and unruly experience."