Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"People are appropriately concerned about how we work our way out of this recession that we are in."

"With this group of excellent candidates, Mr. Chairman, handling the gavel would be a pleasure."

"I will give you my assurance that we're going to look at training facilities and mechanisms, centers of excellence, and the like, to get controllers."

"Unfortunately, the FAA has not adequately included the front-line air traffic controllers in the FAA's plan, in my view."