Brian Higgins actually said...

"We do have to be tougher on China, but the United States has to be tougher on ourselves about China."

"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."

"But this year as the FAA Reauthorization process continues, some are calling the hard-fought 1,500-hour pilot training rule into question."

"Protecting the 1,500-hour pilot training rule isn't a partisan issue, it's about maintaining the safety of our air space."