On the recordFebruary 2, 2011
Madam President, I appreciate so much what the chairman has just said. That is a major statement because what he says is true. There is one flight from Washington National to California. That is all we have, one direct flight. That is not fair. It is not fair to the people in the West, certainly in the largest State in population in America--California. I hope what he has said will lead us to a table to negotiate this issue so we can be fair to the entire western half of the United States, so that we are also taking into account the people who live in and around the Washington metropolitan area, which is what I think the Western Senators have tried to do. But let's talk about it, let's get something on the floor, let's negotiate this because with that, this is a bill that, with a few tweaks perhaps, ought to pass for the right reasons for our country and for the traveling public. I thank the chairman for his leadership, and I thank Senator Murray. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Washington.
