Political Quotes

“This amendment strikes the section that allows the administration to consider expanding the CLEEN Program. Now, as a reminder, in the CLEEN Program, the FAA provides awards to industry to develop and integrate technology that will reduce noise, emissions, and fuel burn. Now, looking over some of the projects, some of them aren't completely useless: improvements to wing performance and thermal efficiency for turbines may well contribute to cost savings. But that actually begs the question: Why can't these projects be funded by private industry alone? Surely, if they improve fuel efficiency, that is a clear profit- driven motive to invest in new technologies. The program also funds the development of ``alternative'' jet fuels which is just another facet of the left's crusade to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet completely arbitrary and unscientific targets. The administration aims to achieve ``net zero'' greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector by 2050. Mr. Chairman, I want you to think about that because you won't be flying when that happens. The so-called sustainable aviation fuel is critical to achieving this foolhardy goal. However, this fuel doesn't change the physics of an engine. The engine still emits carbon dioxide. Instead, emissions are actually produced out of waste products cooking oil and agricultural waste instead of fossil fuels, and then the engine burns that. That is what you are paying for, Mr. Chairman.…”