Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would like to start by saying how much I admire the family members of the victims of Colgan Air Flight 3407. They are an amazing group of people. They have advocated tirelessly for a year, making numerous trips to Capitol Hill, all in honor of the beloved loved ones who tragically lost their lives on a Buffalo-bound flight from Newark airport. They have done this with intelligence, with focus, and, given their overwhelming grief--at least as far as I witnessed--no anger, which was amazing to me. I am sure when they go home at night there is a hole in their hearts, and it would be quite human for many of them to be angry, but they have channeled all of that into an amazingly well-focused attempt that now is on the edge of success: to make our commuter flights safer. We all remember the night over a year ago now when flight 3407 crashed in Clarence, NY, and claimed 50 lives. It is a tragic reminder that our Nation's aviation industry is not immune to tragic accidents. Last month the NTSB issued its final conclusion on the cause of the flight failure. The conclusion, though not surprising, based on the reports we have heard for almost a year now, is still heartbreaking.…”