I am concerned that regulations may not be uniform and that in the event of an accident, there could be confusion about who is in charge.

Any excavation accident is a preventable one.

Mr. President, I wish to talk about the oilspill that is absorbing so much of the time and attention of our country. There is a minor point, one that I think needs to be addressed right now, and that is the Jones Act. The Jones Act was put…

Mr. President, I ask to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I was one on the front lines fighting for Continental to keep their incredibly good legacy pension plan.

While the merger proposal may look good on paper and will likely pass regulatory muster, you are going to have an extremely difficult task turning the new carrier into an effectively integrated one.

Do you foresee any changes in your very strong hub to Latin America that would switch to other places?

Using the original Southwest model, but, if Southwest is moving on, does that create more capability to use these other airports?

I remain concerned about the ramifications to the employees at Continental and, of course, to the Houston hub, that is the main hub now.

I just wanted to go back, Mr. McKenzie, to better understand what your comment was about Southwest and its ability to compete.

Let me be clear: the proposed merger is a very hard sell in Texas.