Jeff Duncan: “If there is any other subcommittee in this Congress where there is a better relationship between the ranking member and…”

“If there is any other subcommittee in this Congress where there is a better relationship between the ranking member and the chairman, I would like to know about it. The Subcommittee on Aviation has a history of working together in a very bipartisan way. Sometimes all the publicity is given to our divisions up here, and people do not realize that on many important pieces of legislation the Members on both sides of the aisle work well together. I think this is in part due to a close relationship that I have with my ranking member, Mr. Lipinski, but also it is a tribute to the ranking member of the full committee, the gentleman from Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, who served for many years as the chairman of this subcommittee and who is recognized in this Congress and is often referred to as Mr. Aviation. I appreciate the work that they have done on this bill and the comments they have made. I think we have a good bill. It is a bill that will correct the abuses without overreaching. I urge passage of this bill.”