Peter DeFazio actually said...

"we want to thank you specifically for your leadership in putting forward a solution that would keep the FAA fully funded and operational"

"I am concerned that the system was not as safe as it could and should be during the shutdown because of the reason I already mentioned: people stressed out, not getting paychecks, doing extra work to ..."

"I want to ensure the FAA has the resources and funding stability needed to preserve the safety of the Nation's aviation system."

"The partial government shutdown unnecessarily hurt American families and jeopardized the safety of the largest, busiest and most complex airspace system in the world."