Rick Larsen actually said...

"the shutdown impacts are harmful to the economy and that the Aviation Funding Stability Act is the mechanism to shield the FAA and the aviation and aerospace economy from detrimental impacts of future..."

"We have to have a more of a bottom-up approach because we have such a very active private sector innovative economy."

"So I have been here for 18 years, and this may be the closest we have been to getting any one new icebreaker."

"The Polar Star is aging. It is one casualty away from not being able to conduct any of its missions."