"P3s are not a silver bullet, but there is room for P3s, depending on the kind of infrastructure."
"I believe there is room--maybe not as much as the President believes, but there--I believe there is some room."
"What you are proposing, it puts them in line to get Federal funding. Help yourself, and then they will give you that Federal help."
"I just don't think you need to move to a different way of helping out local entities that are already doing what you are asking them to do."
"Our aviation system is safe, safer than it has ever been before."
"We are going to continue to have challenges identifying and enforcing the rules."
"What is the property right that we are protecting here?"
"We can't be complacent about these kind of things."
"These sort of incidents are not acceptable. And luckily, thus far, they haven't caused fatalities."
"Safe is not enough, though. This subcommittee's job is to provide the resources and oversight necessary for the Federal Aviation Administration to make the system even safer."
"Any reduction in the experience requirements for airline pilots is a nonstarter."