John B. Breaux: “it is absolutely, critically important that the bill before the Senate pass and be signed into law, and that it be…”

“it is absolutely, critically important that the bill before the Senate pass and be signed into law, and that it be passed and signed into law as quickly as possible. One of the biggest concerns the American public have, ever since the tragic day of September 11, is the fear of getting back into airplanes in safety. That, certainly, by any measure, is an understandable fear. If you look at some of the incidents that have occurred, even since September 11, you see a greater degree of concern than we have ever had since the Wright Brothers started flying airplanes about airplane safety. Yesterday a plane had to make an emergency landing in Shreveport, LA, because of a disturbed, deranged passenger. We saw just a couple of days ago a passenger breaking into the cockpit of a commercial airliner--again a deranged passenger, not necessarily connected with any terrorist incident. But all of this points to the fact that we can no longer do business as usual when it comes to airline security and safety.”