Jay Rockefeller: “Numbers alone do not reassure me that our Nation's aviation system is as safe as it could be.”

If confirmed, I will commit to review all of the statutory requirements and congressional deadlines.

I thank Senator Leahy for attempting to address my concerns about this bill. I thank his committee staff for working with my committee staff to insert clarifying report language.

I incorrectly stated that the League has in place a policy requiring clubs to report to law enforcement.

Just as a follow-up to the question of funding which was addressed, CBO actually has come out with an estimate on what all of this would cost. It is not $20 billion; it is in the area of zero up to $10 billion over that period of 4 years.