David Joyce actually said...

"As a matter of fact, there is $100 per aircraft departure tax, which would cost our Nation's airlines roughly $1 billion annually."

"But the cuts you decided to make were uniform across the board."

"But wouldn't NextGen make the airline or make the whole issue more efficient, eliminate the need for towers if everything progressed the way you see it?"

"Passengers already pay more than their fair share of taxes, roughly 20 percent on every fare that is out there."