Rick Larsen actually said...

"It is vitally important that we allow the various investigations and reviews to run their course before we take legislative action."

"We must avoid politicizing aviation safety."

"The best way to honor the lives tragically lost is to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again."

"[i]f the public doesn't feel safe about flying then they won't fly; if they don't fly, airlines don't need to buy airplanes; if they don't need to buy airplanes, then airplanes don't need to be built;..."