Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, I rise today in favor of my amendment to H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. Mr. Chair, 22 years ago this fall, our Nation watched in horror as senseless acts of terror were committed on American soil. That tragic day, our vulnerabilities were exposed when terrorists forcefully took control of passenger airplanes and fatally turned them into guided missiles. We lost 2,977 mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, on that day. Mr. Chair, we also lost one of my constituents, Captain Victor J. Saracini, who was the pilot of United Flight 175, which was hijacked. The entire world watched in horror as that plane flew into the South Tower. We also lost our misguided sense of protection in an increasingly dangerous world, as well. Our Nation and this Congress resolved that after September 11 that we would take every action necessary to remember those we lost and to fulfill our promise and our solemn pledge of ``never again.'' Since coming to Congress, I have fought nonstop for the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial passenger aircraft. Alongside my constituent and friend, Ellen Saracini, and countless Members of Congress from both Chambers and both sides of the aisle, we have raised awareness and advocated for this measure to make our skies and our passengers and flight crews much more safe.…”