Eastern Washington depends on a healthy Columbia River system to provide low-cost energy, irrigation, and navigation.

I want to ensure that the treaty reflects the true needs of the Pacific Northwest and Eastern Washington.

It is important that neither the United States nor Canada insert additional domestic goals independent of the original purpose of the Treaty.

To ensure that aviation manufacturing continues to play a critical role in our economy, Congress must provide adequate resources for FAA certification services.

The ability of U.S. manufacturers to improve our aviation system and compete successfully in the global marketplace is tied directly to the FAA's timely review of new products.

I want to stop reading this book.

Now that you have the strategy, I know that the DOD has its strategy. In my office, we are going to put more time into looking at what it takes to implement that strategy.

The sooner the better.

I believe we should start this hearing by acknowledging that we are in an incredibly safe period for U.S. commercial aviation.

The Boeing Company has been a world leader in the airplane business for almost a century. It has maintained its leadership by making safety a priority.

We haven't had a fatal commercial passenger accident in the U.S. since 2009, and we owe a great deal of credit for that to dedicated safety professionals at agencies like the FAA and the NTSB.