Louise Slaughter: “Thousands of lives are at stake daily, and these pilots must be compensated properly to ensure that we attract the…”

I strongly urge him to do that. If legislation is necessary, we are prepared to act.

Oh, for goodness sake, last week we passed a bill worth hundreds of billion of dollars with less than a two-day layover and no one knew what was in it.

Passengers deserve only the best-trained pilots, and I commend Secretary LaHood and Administrator Babbitt for recently ordering the FAA inspectors to ensure that regional carrier training programs are complying with the Federal regulations.

Our creative industries have not been immune to the ongoing economic crisis. In fact, they have been particularly hard hit as corporate donations decrease, consumer spending on arts and culture activities dwindle, organizations struggle to…