Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"Well, when you hear a pilot say that, 'We were distracted,' that's not sufficient reason to fly for lots and lots of minutes, more than an hour--not quite--without responding to the--to a tower or a s..."

"the simple question is whether or not someone making $20,000 a year, and particularly with those that have to commute distances... whether $20,000 is a decent salary."

"Yes, because, with all of these things that do exist--and you get back to the starting pay for a pilot or copilot, second to you--when someone is in that seat, are they fully prepared, in your view, t..."

"I would say this, when we're looking at salaries and we look at what's happening in the regional..."