Thu, Nov 12, 2009
AOPA Praises Lawmakers For Stand On The Issue
Members of the Senate have joined
together to emphasize the importance of passing a long-term FAA
funding bill (S.1451) before the end of the year.
In a letter circulated by AOPA member and pilot Senator John
Kerry (D-MA) to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 35 senators said the bill
would provide much-needed funding for metropolitan and rural
airports and for the FAA's NextGen air traffic control system.
"The bill ensures that we have a safer and more efficient
aviation system, and in doing so it will provide good construction
and technology jobs," the letter said. "As we all travel to our
home states, we talk to people every day who are struggling to keep
their homes and their jobs. From rural America to our largest
cities, the entire country will benefit from what the FAA bill will
provide."
"We're pleased to see that members of the Senate have taken the
initiative to voice the necessity of passing an FAA funding bill
this year," said AOPA President and CEO Craig L. Fuller. "AOPA
supports the Senate bill, which would fund the FAA through aviation
fuel taxes, ticket taxes, and a general fund contribution."
The most recent funding authorization bill for the FAA expired
on Sept. 30, 2007. Since then, the agency has been paid for using a
series of continuing resolutions. If the Senate passes its bill, it
will go to conference committee to work out differences with the
House version.
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