Political Quotes

“What does AIR-21 mean to the Eleventh Congressional District of Ohio? It is paramount to the continued service delivery of goods and services for our Nation's travelers. Further, I believe it is a step in the right direction for America. I come from the city of Cleveland, that houses the Cleveland-Hopkins Airport. My father worked for 38 years as a skycap for United Airlines. I watched as a child the growth and expansion of Cleveland Hopkins Airport. But currently, it is unable to perform simultaneous landings because of inadequate runway space. I know Cleveland is not the only city with limited runway space, and I would urge my colleagues who even represent small and medium-sized airports to support this rule and legislation. It will provide money for runways and other equipment at airports. It ensures the FAA has funding to hire and retain air traffic controllers, maintenance technicians, and safety inspectors. It authorizes funding to improve the training of airport screeners and requires cargo airlines to install collision avoidance systems on aircrafts. This is the first comprehensive legislation we have had in recent memory that addresses many of these issues. Specifically, I am very happy that this will be the first time that explicitly racial discrimination in air travel will be prohibited.”