House Proceeding 07-23-09 on Jul 23rd, 2009 :: 0:28:50 to 0:30:50
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Jerry Moran: clyde cessna, all have important connections to the sunflower state. many of these innovators helped establish wichita as the air capital of the world. today a who'sho of aviation companies operate in the city of wichita, including boeing, airbus, cessna, spirit aerosystems, and raytheon.

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Speech By: Jerry Moran

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Jerry Moran: in kansas the aviation industry accounts for about 20% of our state's manufacturing employment and employs tens of thousands of kansanses. engineers, machinists, exmechanics, scientistsre dedicated to producing the best aircraft in the worrell. these employees take great pride in what they do and they deserve our support.

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Jerry Moran: yet the industry faces significant challenges. the recession has hit aviation hard and many workers have lost jobs. during the difficult times that we are in, congress especially needs to be supportive of this critical component of america's manufacturing base. efforts to demagogue about the use of private planes and business aviation by private corporations harms this

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Jerry Moran: industry. i was troubled in january during the consideration of the tarp reform and accountability act that provisions to limit business from leasing or using general aviation for business purposes were almost included in that final legislation. doing so would have lowered the national aviation production and hurt workers everywhere, but especially in kansas, where more

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Jerry Moran: than 54% of our country's aviation products are manufactured. congress must remember the importance of this industry not only to our national economy but to so many local and regional economies within the country. it is in our collective interest to protect and encourage growth in the general aviation community. as a member of the congressional

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Jerry Moran: aviation caucus, i work to inform and educate members of congress about the importance of this industry to our nation. congress is right to once again reject the user fee proposal that would have further harmed general aviation. user fees would have unfairly burdened the aviation industry. congress must continue to impose unnecessary taxes or fees on general aviation. those in congress must also

0:30:38 to 0:30:50( Edit History Discussion )

Jerry Moran: question and fight the impractical regulations such as the transportation security administration's large aircraft curity proposal, which would apply to many planes owned by individuals and small companies. when it comes to key american industries, aviation is at the