Chuck Schumer

Fix the agency or we will fix it for you.

I could not think of a more well-prepared nominee, someone who cares more about the agency.

I remember that Julius demonstrated a passion for consumer rights from the day he came to Congress.

It is unacceptable that any training program leave pilots unprepared to deal with crisis conditions.

FAA must crackdown on issues of pilot rest, compensation, and training, especially with these young airlines.

I am proud to represent the people from Western New York. They are a resilient community...

That is unacceptable operation for an agency that needs to put safety above all else.

I would also like to say how much I admire the family members of the victims of Continental Connection Flight 3407.

It is critical that safety expertise be represented in every decision that FAA makes about the airline industry.

The crash of Flight 3407 in Clarence, NY claimed 50 lives, and serves as a tragic reminder that our Nation's aviation industry is not immune to tragic accidents.

I had a few other questions, but I will submit them in writing, if you don't mind.

I will enforce that rule as articulated by the FEC.

The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:45 p.m., in Room SR-301, Russell Senate Office Building.

Several firms feel they are going to be at a disadvantage if their competitors are approved for repayment before they are.

Don't we expect a bump next week?

How much of the capital program funds do you anticipate will be repaid next week, in the next 6 months, next year?

The time has come for us to help people like Ms. Tan and to make the promise of America real for this sympathetic segment to the American population who is adversely and irrationally affected by our current immigration law.

The issue of same-sex marriage has changed very materially since the Defense of Marriage Act was passed in 1997.

For those who oppose this act, citing concerns of fraud, I counter with what our immigration officials themselves tell me.

No law is going to be perfect. But this law will encourage people to abide by the law rather than break it.

I believe we should value the sanctity of preserving the family structure in whatever form it may take.

I believe it is entirely consistent to accord people that opportunity on immigration so that if you have a same-sex union to give equal standing as really a civil rights issue.

I am going to make a very strong attempt to try to get comprehensive immigration reform this year that I think can unite rather than divide people.

I had mentioned in my testimony to maybe have sort of like a procurement process, where every year, once a year, properties that are interested in applying for the New Starts program have to submit their proposal.

If you could change one thing about the New Starts program, what would it be so that the next nationally significant project can complete the process in less than a decade?