Brian Higgins actually said...

"A watering down, a circumvention of those rules would put into jeopardy the flying public and their best interests moving forward."

"The victims' families did not blame the pilots themselves, because they were victims too. They blamed the system that allowed inadequately trained pilots to fly our commercial planes."

"I strongly urge the committee to consider the inclusion of this bipartisan, bicameral initiative in the FAA Reauthorization Act."

"The noise pollution caused by aircraft and airports, when not addressed, is an unacceptable encroachment on so many of our communities."