mr. dixon, i would like to insert into the record a statement of support from sen. johnny isakson which includes his regret that he is unable to attend the hearing today to introduce mr. dixon. he will be accompanying delegations at the funeral of-- today so we certainly understand that sen. isakson in support of mr. dixon and very much wanted to be a part of honoring the senator. with that said we turn to you for your opening statement and feel free to introduce your family. thank you sir. >> it's an honor to appear before you today as the president's nominee for the administrator of federal administration aviation. if confirmed i look forward to working with you and congress to enable and strengthen our world-class aviation system. as mentioned, i appreciate the generous introduction submitted by sen. isakson. i'm humbled by this nomination and the opportunity to serve our nation. i would like to thank pres. trump and the secretary for their confidence to lead the faa during this important time. i would also like to thank my good friend and acting administrator for his strong pr

mr. dixon at this point i would like to insert into the record a statement of support from senator johnny isakson which includes his regret that he is unable to attend the hearing today. senator isakson will be accompanying delegation senators at the funeral of senator lugar today, so we certainly understand senator isakson is in support of mr. dixon and also very much wanted to be a part of honoring senator lugar. with that said, mr. dixon, we turn to you for your opening statement and feel free to introduce your family. thank you, sir. >> thank you esther chairman, ranking member cantwell and members of the committee it is an honor to appear before you today as the president's nominee for administratonomineefor admil aviation administration and if confirmed, i look forward to working with you and the congress to enable and strengthen our world-class aviation system. as mentioned, i appreciate the kind and generous introduction submitted by senator isakson. i'm humbled by this nomination and the opportunity to serve the nation. i'd like to thank president trump and the secretary for their confid

mr. speaker, this week is teacher appreciation week, and i rise to recognize an educator in bucks county, pennsylvania, who is teaching his students the value of good citizenship. osh isakson, a fifth grade teacher, was recently recognized by the central bucks school board for his work in the classroom. for the past three years during each month of the school year, josh has sent notes and drawings from his students to parents of members of our military who in turn would add them to care packages. mr. speaker, the men and women in our military deserve our full support and gratitude, and i want to thank josh for teaching our community's kids about respecting and honoring our true american heroes. i'd also like to the superintendent of the central bucks school district and glen, president of the bucks county school board, for all of their work as well. we thank them for their leadership in our community. mr. speaker, i rise to recognize a nonprofit organization in bucks county, pennsylvania, that was recently named the school district 2018-2019 nonprofit partner of the year. artists of yardly, founded in 2004, is an organization dedicated to enhancing creativity in our commun

mr. isakson: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: madam president, i rise to --. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. isakson: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: thank you, madam president. madam president, we're called upon many times to do many things in this chamber, and i've been called, in 21 years i've been called to do a lot of different ones but today may be the most different of all. but in a way it's something a joy to do. it's about a place in bartow county, georgia, a small town being caught by the urban growth in the city of atlanta, and one of the biggest cities in the united states of america. it is a great town. the first sunday of every month there's a breakfast for the guys in town at 7 a.m. where we all go and talk about politics, talk about the future of the county, talk about what's happening, share good ideas and bad ideas, tell jokes and come back moongt later to see how -- a month la