Rick Larsen actually said...

"By drawing from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund during any lapse in government appropriations, H.R.1108 would authorize the FAA to keep all programs running without interruption."

"[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;..."

"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."