Peter DeFazio actually said...

"The FAA must continue to take strong enforcement action against passengers who become unruly when told they must wear masks."

"It is appropriate to, even at this early stage of the Nation's emergence from the pandemic, start thinking about the aviation industry's recovery."

"We have to be emphatic."

"I, numerous times, asked the FAA Administrator to impose a mask mandate, and he refused, saying, 'Oh, you couldn't do that.'"