John Thune actually said...

"If South Dakota didn't have rail, South Dakota industries wouldn't be competitive in grain production."

"I can see where that would be fairly complicated, and certainly be an imposition on pilots."

"I'm interested, too, in something that was raised in--and I'm not sure which of your testimony--but, it had to do with this."

"Obviously, everybody here, and all of you, want to make sure that we're taking whatever steps we can to make airline travel as safe as is humanly possible."