Gerald L. Dillingham, Ph.D., U.S. Government Accountability Office:
“The current funding structure has supported FAA as FAA’s budget has grown, and it can continue to do so to fund planned modernization. Excise tax revenues are forecasted to increase if the current taxes are reauthorized without change and thus could support additional spending.”
– “Observations on Selected Changes to FAA’s Funding and Budget Structure in the Administration’s Reauthorization Proposal,” Testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, March 21, 2007.
Calvin L. Scovel, III, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation:
“FAA’s current financing mechanism could support both FAA’s ongoing funding requirements and the potential cost of developing the next generation air traffic control system (NextGen)”
– “FAA’s Financing Proposal,” Testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, March 21, 2007.
Marion Blakey,(former)FAA Administrator:
“I want to be clear that the primary purpose of this proposal is not about collecting more money for the FAA”
– “Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007,” Testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, March 14, 2007.
“To be clear, this issue is not about increasing the amount of money coming to us.”
– “Built to Last,” Speech to U.S. Chamber of Commerce, May 24, 2006.