John Thune actually said...

"how much longer can we wait to fully embrace NextGen technologies, both in terms of safety and handling the air traffic volume"

"transforming our Nation's current air traffic control system is absolutely critical if we are to improve safety and plan for the anticipated growth in the amount of flights"

"Those are statements and suggestions that I find unacceptable, and I look forward to hearing more from you on making sure that the census is an open and independent process."

"A lot of proposals to cap and/or reduce carbon emissions are going to have a significant cost to our economy and going to impact individuals' lives every day."