Fri, Apr 04, 2003
Here We Go Again... Another Congressional Knee-Jerk Needs To Be
Countered
EAA is
reacting strongly in opposition to Congressman Steven Rothman's
(D-NJ) call for additional restrictions on
general aviation within 15 miles of New York city.
Congressman Rothman states, "It is unacceptable that New York
City, the site of the greatest terrorist attack in American
history, still has not been given the same protection from
general aviation aircraft that Washington, DC has in place
today to protects its people and important sites."
Rep. Rothman (right) does not state, however, that
the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration and Federal Aviation Administration have evaluated
the threat of general aviation aircraft and determined that they do
not pose a significant threat that warrants additional
restrictions. Also, general aviation has not been involved
in any terrorist attack to date and that general aviation
aircraft pose less of a threat than the thousands of personal
vehicles that travel into, out of and through the New York City
metro region each day.
"Rep. Rothman's request would not make any of the citizens in
his district, nor in the surrounding New York metro area, any
safer, but it would effectively destroy hundreds of jobs and dozens
of businesses that rely on general aviation in his region," said
Earl Lawrence, EAA Vice President of Government and Industry
Programs.
EAA has already alerted New Jersey aviation enthusiasts,
particularly those in Rep. Rothman's home District 9 encompassing
Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties, and urged them to call his
office at (202) 225-5061 or email him, and let him know that such
a proposal does not enhance security and is not in the best
interests of his constituents.
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