I'm--I don't ascribe that to the FAA, except to say that I've had a bellyful of enforcement requirements by certain agencies that have completely neglected the opportunity or the requirement to do so.

This is the second hearing that we have held this month to discuss the subject of aviation safety.

But, Mr. Cohen, I'm asking what your--is it the case that we're hiring pilots to put in the cockpit of commercial airplanes and paying them $22-23,000 a year?

I want to invite the folks that run the carriers, themselves, to come to that table.

I mean, we have--in fact, I've written about one of the carriers that flies an empty Airbus 320 to El Salvador for repair.

I think that we could have greater enforcement.

We need new diligence here, a new level of interest in making certain that we have one standard, that passengers can rely on one standard when they board an airplane.

I think the tragic crash in Buffalo, New York, has activated a lot of interest in asking questions.

Thank you for your time. And I'm open, also, to answering questions.

But, with very different levels of skill and experience. Do you agree?

If we do not implement critical safety changes before then, and another accident occurs, we can only blame ourselves.

I do want to say, as well, as we start this hearing, that I had intended and wished to have representatives of the carriers themselves at a hearing.