ms. cantwell: mr. president, i too come to the floor to talk about the f.a.a. reauthorization bill, but before i do that, i'd like to take a moment to recognize a graduate of rogers high school in washington, staff sergeant ronald j.shurer ii who received the medal of honor yesterday. when he heard wounded members of his team were trapped on a hill, he didn't hesitate. in the face of heavy enemy fire stafl sergeant shurer shielded three teammates with his own body. i congratulate him for his heroism and bravery and his sacrifice, and i'd like to congratulate him and his family on his receiving of this honor. we in washington are very proud of staff sergeant shurer. now, mr. president, turning to the f.a.a. bill which i hope we are going to be considering very shortly here, i'm pleased that the senate is looking at a five-year reauthorization. it wasn't that long ago that we were talking about short-term extensions and didn't know if we could get to this point of clearing the rest of these issues. so i'd like to thank my colleagues, chairman thune, ranking member nelson, and my colleague on the aviation subcommittee, chairman blunt, for helping get us to this poin