On-demand operators are subject to less oversight and regulation than are scheduled commercial air carriers.
The purpose of this hearing is to review the midair collision of a plane and a helicopter over the Hudson River.
We cannot stand by and permit people's lives or our economy to be threatened by gaps in the safety of our aviation system.
But the fact is, we must. We can no longer ignore this.
I look forward to working with both of you, and everyone on this Committee, to bring this legislation to the floor.
We must do everything we can to prevent suicide among our youth.
We are extremely grateful to Chairman Dorgan, along with Senator Conrad and Congressman Pomeroy, who have been instrumental in installing th...
Let me just conclude by saying that I have flown, I suppose, almost all commercial planes over the many years I've served.
the Wall Street crowd can't wait to sink their teeth into a new trillion dollar trading market in which hedge funds and investment banks wou...
Senator Thune, thank you very much.
I certainly think that it's very important that the carrier has policies that support commuters and individual stability.