Wed, Feb 29, 2012
NBAA Has Prepared A Letter Members Can Send To Representatives
In Washington
In the two weeks since President Obama called for a $100
per-flight user fee in his latest federal budget proposal,
Congressional opposition to the idea has been building, including
from four members of the U.S. House of Representatives who are
urging their colleagues to sign a letter of protest to the White
House.
Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO) and John Barrow (D-GA),
co-chairmen of the General Aviation Caucus; Congressman Tom Petri
(R-WI), chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee of the House
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; and Representative
Jerry Costello (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee have all
signed the letter, and are asking their colleagues to do
likewise.
“During these challenging economic times, the industry
should not be saddled with more than $1 billion in new costs each
year,” the lawmakers wrote to other members of the House.
"This fee would have a devastating impact on commercial and general
aviation, as well as the aviation manufacturing
industry.”
“User fees are a bad idea, and unfortunately, it's hard to
kill a bad idea in Washington,” said NBAA President and CEO
Ed Bolen. "We thank the House leaders for taking action on this
critical issue."
NBAA says its members can help in this effort by contacting their
representatives in Washington, and alerting them to the industry's
concern about the latest user fee threat from the White House. The
association's Contact Congress web site has a letter dedicated to
telling Congress to oppose the president’s proposed user fees
for general aviation.
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