"While I am grateful to today's witnesses, I am disappointed we will not hear a greater diversity of perspectives."
"The U.S. Travel Association and its membership would oppose such taxes or fees."
"Thank you for the question, Congressman Graves."
"The U.S. Travel Association and its membership look forward to working with you to ensure that PFC rates are based on financial need."
"thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony to a hearing that is specifically designed to drive an agenda favorable to raising taxes unnecessarily on American families and the traveling ..."
"Airports must be empowered to make our own decisions."
"The cost of doing nothing is high, and we are already paying for it at the risk of harming the economic well-being of our community airports."
"But I am skeptical of any proposal that adds to the traveling public's burden, fails to fully consider the views of local communities and passengers, and lacks a full range of financing options, inclu..."
"It is important to keep in mind three key points on airport investment."
"Tens of billions of dollars over the past few years have been poured into our airports."
"I again want to thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for the Committee's time and attention to this issue today."