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.

I think that the EU needs to step back and I'm hoping, Mr. Secretary, that you're going to... assure that the U.S. aviation community is not penalized by the EU.

I think it's very bipartisan, and the things that have been mentioned by Senator Rockefeller and Senator Cantwell, I think are legitimate concerns.

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.

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

I just hope very much that you will see your way to being a little more forthcoming on something that's pretty clear to all of us that we need to do for America.

the aviation industry has had a tremendously successful record, in fact the most successful, in limiting its impact on the environment

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

As part of this year's budget, the Army has submitted a request for approval to enter into a second multiyear procurement contract for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

Any effort to revise or update the law must keep consumers front and center and is something that we will be watching extremely closely.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, I want to ask a parochial question, and it's about the State of Texas wireless broadband network for emergency responders.