Frank Lautenberg

I feel it is fundamentally important, as a regulator, to be responsive and to listen to the concerns raised.

I hope Ms. Ferro recognizes the fatal flaws of the current hours-of-service rule and will commit to working with our Committee to create a better rule that puts safety first.

Drivers and passengers should not have to fear sharing the roads with a large truck.

The FMCSA needs a leader who will work to reduce these crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

Would you support the expansion of excess flow valves into buildings other than single-family homes, like apartment houses or office buildings?

If confirmed as Administrator, what would be your top three safety recommendations to Secretary LaHood to improve truck safety?

I'd like a more affirmative answer to that question.

The program is particularly ineffective for students that come from a 'school in need of improvement.'

The Pell Grants are essential for students to access higher education.

The voucher program is not accountable to Congress or the taxpayers.

Unfortunately, the DC Opportunity Scholarship program has not met any of these standards.

In light of Saturday's final crash and overdue safety improvements for on-demand aircraft, I respectfully request a hearing to examine this critical aviation safety issue.

Will you see that I get a response to that?

When should we expect FAA to finally act on these recommendations?

Is FAA committed to including the air traffic controllers in FAA projects?

There is a price that is paid for it. There is lots of overtime. There is lots of stress on the individuals who are doing it despite the fact that they do it so well.

So we are not at a stage where we can say, OK, we have got everything designed.

I doubt that FAA has any more enthusiastic supporters than I. To me they are like a fifth branch of our military.

I wrote legislation a long time ago that demanded the transponder C requirement on all airplanes that flew in active airspace.

Last month, in the middle of the travel and tourism season, in the middle of the business day, there was a terrible tragedy that took place over the Hudson River.

How oversimplified am I being when I say that perhaps the George Washington Bridge could include some what would be onsite radar to be looking down that river and giving us a lot of information?

Well, Mr. Coyne, would you volunteer a view on it?

The recommendations from the New York Airspace Task Force are supposed to take effect November 19 of this year.

I think it must be made clear here that our air traffic control system is the finest in the world.

I must tell you this. When I look at where we have been--and I have been involved with FAA and aviation since I have been in the Senate--no matter how many pleas we made for filling the population, for having people trained--we face…