[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 162 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H11989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FLY OUR FRIENDLY AND SAFE SKIES?

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, ``Fly the friendly and safe American skies.'' 
That's what Americans are being told by our government. But not so 
fast.
  NASA just completed a 4-year survey of thousands of pilots on the 
issue of air safety. The results have been compiled, but NASA not only 
won't release the results, they have ordered the survey to be deleted 
from official computers.
  NASA officials have said if the results are public, the airline 
customers' confidence in air safety will be jeopardized. The taxpayers 
paid $8 million for this survey, and the results should be open and not 
held hostage just because the results may reveal bad news.
  The American public and the airline industry should know what the 
pilots say about air safety. If it wasn't for the press, the mere 
knowledge of this survey would not have been exposed, but would have 
remained a dark secret behind the Moon. Our ``Challenge'' is to 
continue to ``Endeavor'' to ``Discover'' the truth.
  NASA should not be in the business of hiding the truth. Americans can 
deal with the truth, even if NASA cannot.
  And that's just the way it is.

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