Byron Dorgan actually said...

the aviation technology has, in very large part, come from Federal investment into military airplanes.

We hear it all the time and is usually an excuse for doing nothing.

I think we do look at the price tag with a little bit of raised eyebrows. $4 billion to $6 billion is a lot.

Senator Dorgan and your cosponsors, Senator Alexander and Merkley, are to be commended for a bill that provides many of the resources needed...