Political Quotes

“now, on Senate business, a very busy period has just ended for the Senate, and another one begins. This morning, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Georgia Alexakis to be a district judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Once confirmed, she will be the 195th Federal judge confirmed under President Biden. On the legislative front, the next deadline Congress faces is May 10. That is the date by which the President must sign the FAA reauthorization. The Senate will begin the work of FAA reauthorization this afternoon by holding our first procedural vote on this bill. Both parties have an incentive to work together to get FAA done as quickly and as smoothly as we can to keep our skies safe and our Federal employees well taken care of. Getting FAA reauthorization done will provide for more air traffic controllers, for more safety inspectors at manufacturing plants, and better customer service standards--all of which are so badly needed. So I hope the Senate can get this important piece of legislation done with as much bipartisan good will as possible.”