Political Quotes

“after months of painstaking work, the FAA reauthorization is passing the Senate today. Aviation safety has been front of mind for millions of Americans recently, and this FAA bill is the best thing Congress can do to give Americans the peace of mind they deserve. Passing this FAA bill preserves critical funding for airport security, training for more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors at manufacturing plants. Passing FAA means avoiding costly delays to airport infrastructure projects, and passing FAA means avoiding the furlough of over 3,000 Federal employees. I am especially proud that this FAA bill keeps in place the 1,500 hour rule for airline pilots, which I promised would not be weakened. Thank you to Chair Cantwell--she worked so hard on this bill--and to Ranking Member Cruz for their work to finish this bill. Thank you to all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who contributed to making this bill stronger. Without everyone working together and being willing to reach consensus, this very difficult bill would not have gotten done. So I know of no further debate on the substitute amendment No. 1911, as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on amendment 2041. Amendment Withdrawn”