Byron Dorgan: “The men and women in that tower in Minneapolis and Saint Paul who tonight are working that air traffic control system…”

“The men and women in that tower in Minneapolis and Saint Paul who tonight are working that air traffic control system, and doing it with great skill, deserve a Congress that does right by them. That means reconnecting the revenue source that is going to fund the FAA functions in this country. Senator McCain invited that maybe some of us ought to decide this Congress ought not adjourn until it resolves that issue. Well, sign me up, count me in. Count me in for maximum trouble and minimum time. I want to find any way possible to deny us from going home and not doing right by the people who are running that FAA system who are in those control towers tonight. We have an obligation. We have a job to do. All of us understand what it is. We ought to do it. The American people ought to expect that we do it. I am pleased with the support by the Senator from Arizona and the support from the Senator from Kentucky on these issues. I hope in the coming couple of days the three of us, conspiring in a thoughtful and interesting way, can find a way to solve this problem.”