Political Quotes

“Madam President, on Newark Airport, for months and now especially this week, Americans flying in and out of Newark Airport have experienced increasing delays and disruptions. Airlines are canceling flights. There is a shortage of air traffic controllers. They are relying on 1990s technology in 2025. One Newark air traffic controller even said that flying into Newark is ``not safe.'' Keeping the flying public safe and our national air space efficient is the responsibility of Donald Trump's FAA. They are failing spectacularly. So today, I am demanding a full Inspector General Office investigation into what happened at Newark so these problems do not get worse or spread to other airports around the Nation. I am demanding that the OIG, the Office of Inspector General, investigate answers to these questions: One, why were Potomac TRACON, Philadelphia TRACON, and New York TRACON--the control towers in Washington, Philadelphia, and New York-- excluded from the FAA's list of hard- to-staff facilities, even when there was a clear shortage? They gave 13 other facilities bonus pay so they could attract more people. Why not New York, Washington, and Philadelphia, where it is worse? Second, what is the plan to reduce decades-old technology, equipment, and infrastructure at our airports? One of the reasons Newark had a problem was a copper wire burnt. Did they ever hear of fiber optics over there at the FAA? Three, what is the plan to quickly fill critical leadership vacancies?…”