Rick Larsen actually said...

We need a balanced and responsible solution for fiscal and budgetary issues that allows our aviation system to move forward.

Simply put, American aviation cannot afford the American Government to keep doing the business as we did it in 2013.

The force of globalization, and the growth of emerging international markets present both opportunities and challenges for American aviation...

You and I have continued to work in a bipartisan way, as we have always worked.