Brian Higgins actually said...

"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."

"Since 2010, commercial aviation fatalities have been reduced by 99.8 percent."

"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."