And it s very important that we do because the aviation industry is just growing in its importance. Passengers, the number of passengers we move on an annual basis, is growing. All of this is beginning to tax the system itself the capacity of the system. And so dealing with the long-term financial needs is very, very important. In the short term, there are some safety and security issues that the department and the FAA will have to face with no funding request.
Safety is the number one transportation priority of the department.
That s the number one issue for the President and the Vice President as it relates to transportation. What s going to happen is we will not actually bring on some of the people we wanted to bring on that was recommended as a part of the President s proposed budget request. We had actually requested more resources for operations, more resources for capital investments. We re not going to be able to move on those as quickly as we would like. Now, if Congress comes back at the beginning of the year and they then move on this bill, we should be able to continue to maintain a schedule for investments as it relates to added capacity, bringing people on board and providing much needed resources for cities and communities around the country.