Kay Hutchison actually said...

The tax revenue is intended to mitigate aviation emissions, but there's no obligation in their law that the revenue collected be spent on av...

It violates U.S. sovereignty, because a U.S. carrier has to pay the European tax for all segments of a flight from the U.S. to Europe.

I think this is not a political, but rather an American essential, that we stand up for our airlines against an attack on our sovereignty.

Multiyear contracts (MYCs) provide cost savings because they stabilize contractors and subcontractors over a longer period of time.