Political Quotes

Peter DeFazio: “In fact, I asked the FAA 3 years ago, 'What happens if one of those crappy little quadcopters goes into a turbine?' And…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
In fact, I asked the FAA 3 years ago, 'What happens if one of those crappy little quadcopters goes into a turbine?' And they said, 'Well, we don't know.'
Said by
Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio emphasizes the FAA's lack of knowledge about drone safety risks.

Share

More from Peter DeFazio

Dec 6, 2022

The idiots in the Senate have been unable to approve the Law of the Sea Treaty, so, we don't have full standing to object to Russia continually extending claims further and further into the Arctic region.

congress.gov
Dec 6, 2022

I just really think, even when we finally get to three functional, modern, major icebreakers, I mean, you still have the Antarctic mission and other things.

congress.gov
Dec 6, 2022

The Coast Guard does not have the privilege of ignoring the significant and consequential impacts that climate change is having on our environment.

congress.gov
Nov 16, 2022

So, I guess that kind of raises the issue, which I will be passing on to Garret Graves, who I think will chair this committee in the future, of whether or not we should raise the passenger facility charge so we have a user fee which pays…

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation