Opening Statement of Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger Before the CAL Subcommittee

As part of the hearing held by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL), US Airways pilot, Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, who rose to fame when he successfully carried out the emergency ditching of his plane in the Hudson River the so-called Miracle on the Hudson" -- testified on the need to protect airline employee and retiree benefits and pensions as part of the bankruptcy process.