Political Quotes

“It was Cancun I was trying to think of. So if the amendment dealt with Cancun when Texas was having a climate emergency, that is a different situation, and people might need to know about that. But Secretary Buttigieg, there is no reason to think he has done anything wrong whatsoever, so there is no basis behind this amendment, no fact basis. It is just conjuring up something, and that is why I continue to oppose the amendment. I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment because it would be a waste of FAA time, and it is certainly something that is intended to sully the name of our distinguished Secretary of Transportation who has done an outstanding job. I think the time that the airlines were closed down was because of the modems. It didn't have anything to do with the Secretary of Transportation, or even the FAA. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Miller). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.”