Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"You wouldn't ask a brain surgeon to go--to take care of your need if he was up 8 hours doing surgery someplace else."

"We're discarding what is fair and appropriate to keep that person in the best of condition."

"Too much is demanded of our pilots. Too many hours on too little sleep, and operating complex machines with peoples' lives in their hands."

"The last thing a traveling family wants to worry about is a sleepy pilot. It's an invitation to disaster."