Political Quotes

“on January 26, 1995, I joined with my colleagues Senators McCain and Robb in introducing legislation in the Senate to abolish the Board of Review of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Mr. President, I have been involved for many years in seeking to devise a legislative solution to the constitutional issues that exist due to the decisions of the Congressional Board of Review. Unfortunately, Mr. President, I have learned that the legislation which my colleagues and I introduced does include a provision which I do not support. The provision is contained in section 3 of the legislation which is the elimination of the perimeter rule with respect to certain nonstop flights. After further review and analysis of this provision, and after consultation with the Governor of Virginia and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, I have learned that adoption of such a provision would be detrimental to the current and projected operations of Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. Eliminating the perimeter rule could in the short term disrupt existing air service patterns, with nonstop flights to cities within the perimeter being canceled as flights are added to more distant and economically beneficial destinations.”