claim: long-term federal investment in u.s. airports is urgent because "there was a recent survey of the top airports … in the world, and there was not a single u.s. airport that came in the top 25."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: may 2, 2013 ... if lawmakers are "seriously concerned about passenger convenience and safety,"  obama said, they should think about the longterm infrastructure needs of the  nation's airports. "there was a recent survey of the top airports … in the world,  and there was not a single u.s. airport that came in the top 25.
evidence_2: worse, as the orlando massacre reminded us, the world has become more  populated by those who want to exploit those gaps, including those living among  us—and who, in the united states, can easily obtain military-grade weapons.  they are not deterred by the prospect of their own death, and they are happy to  commit ...
evidence_3: jun 1, 2010 ... there is vast foreign experience that can be drawn on in pursuing u.s. reforms,  such as european airport privatization and canadian air traffic control  commercialization. the next .... most of australia's major airports have been  either privatized or contracted out to private operators under long-term leases.
evidence_4: the u.s. department of labor on monday proposed eliminating an obama  administration rule that allowed restaurant employees to keep their tips instead of  ..... in 43 us states, employers are allowed to pay restaurant workers a wage far  below the standard state or federal minimum, provided they make the rest up in  tips.
evidence_5: jan 11, 2015 ... stores magazine's annual list of the world's biggest retailers. ... airports have  also become laboratories and an important source of data, allowing companies  to experiment. .... each time the crisis worsens there is a flight to safety which  results in a stronger u.s. dollar and lower u.s. bond yields.