Ted Cruz

Regulatory overreach as egregious as that would undermine decades of progress in air travel, harming the very consumers that the DOT claims it is trying to protect.

The Biden Department of Transportation should instead let the flying public vote with their feet.

We have to consider how to keep our air space safe and efficient.

It is my hope that we use the reauthorization opportunity to push the FAA safety and technology into the 21st century.

Safety, quite rightly, is the top priority of the FAA, and we should not be compromising on safety.

I think the fundamental problem is that the Government's comparative advantage is not really to manage and operate a technology service.

Now, the Department of Transportation didn't give any mia culpa to impacted travelers.

We need to be defending consumers.

Regulatory overreach as egregious as that would undermine decades of progress in air travel, harming the very consumers that the DOT claims it is trying to protect.

The Biden Department of Transportation doesn't seem to have quite the same faith in consumers.

The Biden Department of Transportation should instead let the flying public vote with their feet.

It is my hope that we use the reauthorization opportunity to push the FAA safety and technology into the 21st century.

We all know why we are here today, which is in the middle of the holiday travel rush.

Safety, quite rightly, is the top priority of the FAA, and we should not be compromising on safety.

We have to consider how to keep our air space safe and efficient.

DOT could be providing a solution in search of problem, which could substantially hurt airline operations and consumers.

I think the fundamental problem is that the Government's comparative advantage is not really to manage and operate a technology service.

In the view of the Southwest pilots, what caused 16,000 flights to be canceled, and what needs to be done to prevent that from happening again?

We need to be--as a customer, if I am not confident of an airline's ability to get me from point A to point B on time, I will choose a different airline.

We have to consider how to keep our air space safe and efficient.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to each of the witnesses.

It is my hope that we use the reauthorization opportunity to push the FAA safety and technology into the 21st century.

Last month, the Department of Transportation announced that it is investigating whether Southwest engaged in 'unrealistic scheduling for the holiday season.'

Regulatory overreach as egregious as that would undermine decades of progress in air travel, harming the very consumers that the DOT claims it is trying to protect.

Safety, quite rightly, is the top priority of the FAA, and we should not be compromising on safety.