Political Quotes

“Madam President, it is oftentimes easy to believe the news reporting on how the Senate is broken and bipartisanship is dead, but then you work with your colleagues--both Democrats and Republicans, from the House and the Senate--on something like the FAA Reauthorization Act, which we just passed, and you are reminded that we can still come together and get things done for the American people. The bill we just overwhelmingly passed and sent to the President's desk is the longest FAA reauthorization since the 1980s, and it will improve our aviation system for travelers, manufacturers, and innovators alike. The bill also reauthorizes the Transportation Security Administration, ensuring improved screening technologies and more explosive detection K-9s, additional focus on security and surface transportation to public areas, and new pathways to mitigate airport security delays for an overall better travel experience. It also reauthorizes the National Transportation Safety Board, providing key reforms to modernize and improve transparency in this important safety agency's investigations, recommendations, and Board member discussions. These important provisions are just the three- quarters of the bill in the jurisdiction of the Senate Commerce Committee, of which I have the privilege to serve as chairman.…”