Rick Larsen actually said...

"Congress must reevaluate and improve the current certification process to ensure the safety of the flying public."

"The committee will continue to maintain safety as the guiding principle and use all available tools to ensure the safety of the traveling public."

"I place a lot of that blame--and there is plenty of blame to go around in this whole thing again."

"I do feel bad for those two pilots because I think they were absolutely overwhelmed with the task at hand."