Jon L. Christensen: “every day for the past 8 days, we have watched with deep respect and gratitude as our firefighters, emergency medical…”

“every day for the past 8 days, we have watched with deep respect and gratitude as our firefighters, emergency medical personnel, police, soldiers, counselors, and volunteers rescued and then continued the search and the clearing of the debris of the buildings and lives left by the terrorists. This morning, I want to especially recognize another group of brave and caring people, our airline pilots, cockpit crews, and flight attendants who went back to work and continue to work every day to get us to our destinations safely and comfortably. Thank you to those at American who took me to mine last weekend and those at all of the other airlines which serve the many cities in all of our districts. In a few days, we will have the opportunity to really show our gratitude and pass a package to keep our planes flying and thousands of people in the jobs they need so they can provide for themselves and their families. Let us do it.”