I went back and read the de-icing issues--or, the icing issues, this morning in the transcript.

I want to thank you for holding a hearing on the issue of the Federal Aviation Administration and its role in the oversight of commercial air carriers.

I think we have to propose some legislation that fixes that.

And you're bringing them in Monday?

But, isn't that the key: You don't know.

My--the reason I asked the question is, my understanding is that somewhere around seven out of the most recent nine accidents were accidents with commuter carriers.

There’s no excuse, in my judgment, for the FAA to wait another month to begin a rulemaking.

It is my hope, and the hope of those who lost love ones on that flight, that the answers will lead to changes in the way that the Federal Aviation Administration operates and interacts with the airline industry.

And we should say that we are discussing this through the lens of a tragedy, and understand, always, that that is the case.

These families have raised questions about a variety of issues, from uniformity of training requirements to relations between the regulators and the airlines they regulate.

I hope you will consider that a priority.

I was stunned, frankly, learning what I learned.