This is the only form of transportation that the Federal Government subsidizes. Well, that is blatantly not true.

I still find it hard to believe if, you know, one person or one company had one incident where they were legally, properly, you know, stopped, and someone crashed into them, by their entire negligence, that that is an indicator that…

I would question the basis for that.

Is it going to be--are we going to get a bright line, or are we going to get, you know, two lines and a gray area?

The safety data improvement process was started because of a number of concerns over the timeliness and accuracy of data.

I think we have got to find that there is going to be a system that will work, that will attribute fault, no fault.

The system was implemented before results of a study and concerns about, in particular, the crash issue was raised at that time, and they seem to still be outstanding.

We did hear some testimony about--I mean we are focusing on how you are going to use the data that you receive.

And that goes to another concern that has been expressed about how today you can have a static record.

I think that the one common ground here is we have a common objective, and that is we want to improve the safety of the system, of the traveling public.

is this ultimately a program whose objective is to really try and move people towards safer practices and companies towards safer practices, a self-help system?

I suggested some ideas about how we might get people into the system in a benign way.

So 60 percent of the carriers out there are, at this point, somewhat disadvantaged by this system because they are not in the system because they haven't had a violation or roadside inspection.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Administrator Ferro, let me see if I can--because Congressman Young raised the same concerns I raised earlier about at-fault crashes.

I think it's outrageous that the contractor is still getting cost incentives when they are at 100 percent over budget and 4 years behind schedule.

Why is it that the only agency of the Government of the United States of America than is worse than acquisitions than the Pentagon, who's famous for massive waste and cost overruns, is the FAA?

I don't think the resources are adequate, but let me go to some other issues.

Obviously, it is a somber day.

I do share the views some have expressed on this side that perhaps today would have been more appropriate to focus on transportation security in general.

I find it incredible that anybody would be recommending that we not have more robust caps for liability.

It appears that the question is the difference between the word 'pause' and the word 'moratorium'.

I appreciate your service and hope that we move on to more important subjects.

I am having a hard time understanding that the problem is with litigation, as opposed to budgets.

I remember being in this room back in 2002, when we had fires raging 10 years ago in the West.

I am a bit puzzled and concerned here.