Political Quotes

“First of all, I am not aware that I was offered a hearing. But let me make sure I have in the Record, and I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter dated September 15, 2011, which was 9 months ago, signed by 32 Members of this Senate, including the occupier of the chair right now, the Senator from West Virginia. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, September 15, 2011. John D. Rockefeller, Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison: A bill that was recently introduced by Senator Inhofe, S. 1335, the Pilot's Bill of Rights, has been referred to your committee. It currently has 32 cosponsors, 13 of which are members of the Commerce Committee. With a majority of committee members having already voiced their support for this legislation, we respectfully request that you hold a committee or subcommittee hearing and markup of this legislation. During the drafting of this legislation, Senator Inhofe worked extensively with the Aircraft Owners and Pilot's Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association, both of which have strongly endorsed this bill, as well as private aviation attorneys.…”