Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise to discuss the bipartisan, bicameral 5-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration Act that we will be voting on, and I believe passing, in about one-half hour. This is the first 5-year reauthorization for the FAA since 1982, providing long-term certainty for our aviation infrastructure while ensuring that we continue to have the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. The bill continues to provide stable funding for the Airport Improvement Program which supports the construction, rehabilitation, and development of airports of all sizes, including the construction of the new Williston Basin International Airport in North Dakota, the first new air carrier airport built in the United States in over 9 years, and very much needed because it is right in the heart of the Bakken. We have had incredible energy development there. We now produce between 1.2 and 1.3 million barrels a day, second only to Texas, so we have a lot of people coming in, a lot of infrastructure being developed, and obviously our service is incredibly important. I can't thank the FAA enough for recognizing that we not only needed an expansion of airport facilities, but we needed to build a whole new airport because they were closed in by the community of Williston. This is the first new air carrier airport built in the United States in 9 years, and it is tremendous.…”