Political Quotes

“I regret that I must, nevertheless, oppose the underlying bill. I think I am in good company. I would say it is top-down company. It begins with the President of the United States and goes to the Secretary of Transportation, Mr. Mineta, the Secretary of the Transportation Security Agency, Mr. Magaw, and then to the flight attendants, and on and on it goes. What do these experts know that we do not know? Or should we not be asking ourselves this morning, What is it that we do not want to know? We are rushing to the security blanket of guns in the cockpit that could do more harm than good, and that is the test. As transparent as it seems, will guns in the cockpit do more harm than good? Which is worse, guns or no guns? Why is it that every European nation, every nation in the world has decided to disarm its pilots? For me, the ultimate example is El Al, which disarms its pilots, but faces risks I hope we shall never look in the face. Now, I could support this bill if it followed the El Al example.”