Ms. Ferguson, last year, Secretary Donley signed the Air Force Energy Policy which, among other things, establishes a couple of goals with respect to using alternative fuels in the Air Force aircraft fleet.

I want to thank our panel for their testimony today, and responses to the questions, and for the important work that you do, day in and day out.

I look forward to continuing to work with you upon your confirmation on a lot of issues.

I hope the Commission can put a stake through the heart of that thing once and for all.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an extremely important agency that oversees the safety of over 15,000 consumer products.

I think the best way to resolve that is to ensure there is more competition in the last mile.

If confirmed, you will take over as Chair of the Commission at a very challenging time.

I guess I would ask of you is, as you take these issues on, that you take into consideration the impact on rural areas.

I would like to thank the Chairman and Ranking Member for holding today's hearing.

It seems to me at least, that that info being shared from a carrier to another prospective employer would be a very practical consideration.

The captain had a history of multiple FAA certificate disapprovals involving flight checks conducted before his employment with Colgan.

The Marine Corps has an aggressive program of managing the operation life of all of its Harriers and Hornet models while waiting to introduce JSF into the operating forces.