08/09/2009
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"Aviation safety has to be the FAA's top priority, and it's certainly a top priority of this committee."
"I want to thank Commissioner Miller for the penalty relief that you are providing to filers who have been impacted by storms in the south and the Midwest over the past few days."
"I will lend bipartisan support to her request that we revisit this issue of banning the use of hand-held devices on airplanes."
"OK. You have, in your budget within the operations account $179 million for travel, $134 million for supplies, and $541 million for consultants."