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There is no doubt that the majority of Kansas Citians are happy with their three-terminal airport. I will advocate in Washington for our city to keep its unique airport as long as we want it.

There are a lot of folks out there that love the convenience of the Kansas City airport. That's one of the biggest things it's got going for it.

Kansas City is one of the most convenient airports in the nation.

Our community in North Texas is fortunate to have two thriving airports. We serve millions of satisfied customers and employ hundreds of thousands of North Texans. We should not jeopardize that which is working well already.

I have a long history with Kansas City.

People have said to me 'I hope you won't let happen in Washington what is happening in Kansas.'

Like every other place, I guess, Kansas City was quite a different city when I was a youngster there. They had quite a few clubs, and we had what we used to call jam sessions every night.

There's no place to act in Kansas. You're supressed.

Kansas is very religious, very Republican, and very straight-laced. I needed to get away from that.