Max Baucus: “this is the same issue which the Senator from Arizona raised not too long ago. It has serious deficiencies: No. 1, that…”

“this is the same issue which the Senator from Arizona raised not too long ago. It has serious deficiencies: No. 1, that it only applies, as I understand it, to one carrier and not to other carriers, which on its face raises many serious questions. No. 2, I said to the Senator from Pennsylvania at that time, if I were in the position to influence whether we would have hearings on this subject in the near future, I would certainly do so. Time has passed. We have a new chairman of the Finance Committee. But I still hold the same view; namely, that we should have a good opportunity to address this issue more broadly and more fairly and deal with other airlines that face, to some degree, the same issues; otherwise, this is a single-shot amendment. It is unfair to other airlines. We should have more time to consider the right way to deal with this issue. I respectfully urge Senators not to adopt this amendment so we can more appropriately deal with the matter at an appropriate time.”