Maggie Hassan actually said...

"I am truly hopeful that the threat of these kinds of consequences will help ensure that Senators from both sides of the aisle can come together and work out a clean budget deal without any poison pill..."

"I simply do not think we should be balancing the budget on the backs of rural Americans who need access to aviation services."

"Without this critical funding source, these passengers would be left with less options, higher ticket prices, and lengthy commutes to other airports."

"The EAS program was designed to ensure rural communities still receive commercial air service even in areas that would otherwise not be profitable for the airlines."