House Proceeding 09-23-08 on Sep 23rd, 2008 :: 0:27:32 to 0:30:41
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Speech By: Susan Collins

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Susan Collins: wisconsin, mr. petri, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. om mr. costello: mr. speaker, i ask unanius consent that all se members may have five legislative

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Jerry F. Costello: days to revise and extend their remarks and to t include extraneous material on h.r. 6984. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. it's ordered. mr. costello: mr. speaker, i yield myself such

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Speech By: Jerry F. Costello

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Jerry F. Costello: time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: t gentleman is recognized. mr. costello: thank you, mr. r. speaker. i rise today in s iupport of o h.r. 6984, the federal aviation administration

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Jerry F. Costello: extension act, part 2 . i want to thank chairman oberstar for bringing tharis legislation to the floor today, as well as chairman rangel and ranking me mbers mr. mica and mr. petri.

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Jerry F. Costello: the aviation trustat fund was created to fund the development and improvementd of our airport and airway system. make criticalti investments to the air traffic controltr faci lities and ensure

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Jerry F. Costello: thens safety of the flying public. the trust fund provides revenueen for the airport improvement program which provides grants for construction and safety projects at airports. the facilities

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Jerry F. Costello: and equipment account which funds technical improvemen ts to the air traffic control system. and a research r engineering and nd development account. the fund also partially pays for the

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Jerry F. Costello: salaries, expenses, and operations of the fer.a.a. this trust fund isru currently operating under a short-term extension that expires on september 30, 2008. in order to continue to provide

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Jerry F. Costello: essential safety andnd capacity improvement funds to our airports, we must passts this extension. while the house passed h.r. 2881, the f.a.a. re-authorization act-a of 2007, which is a long-term

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Jerry F. Costello: authorization for the f.ar .a. programs, the senate has yet to pass its version of the bill. until h.r. 2881 becomeses law, it is important that we t extend the f.a.a.'s programs on an

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Jerry F. Costello: short-term basis. to ensure continued f.a.a. operat ions, h.r. 6984 would extend not only the aviation taxes and expenditure au thority, but also the a a.i.p. contract authority until march

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Jerry F. Costello: 30, 2009.09 specifically h.r. 6984 provides $1.95 billion in$1 a.i.p. funding for airports which is based on the level of a.i.p. funding we authorized in h.r.ed 2881 for fiscal year 2009 and

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Jerry F. Costello: is consistent with the fiscal year 2009 congressional budget resolution. so these additional fundes will allow airports to proceed with necessary safeties acend capacityac enhancement

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Jerry F. Costello: projects. mr . speaker, aviation is toovi important to our nation's economy, contributecing $1.2 trillion in output and approximately 11.4 million u.s. jobs to allow taxes for funding of critical

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Jerry F. Costello: aviation programs to expire. wh ile our economy has slowed and economic factors have created difficult times for the airlines and theirnd passengers, s, congress canco provide some stability

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Jerry F. Costello: to the aviation system by passing t bhis extension this week. i urge myur colleagues to support the bill.il mr. sp eaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Jerry F. Costello: gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. petri: thank you p, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

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Thomas E. Petri: is recognized. s mr. petri: in semrptember of 2007, the house considered and pass the f.a.a. re-authorization act of 2007, h.r. 2881, which re-authorized the f .a.a. for theor next four

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Speech By: Thomas E. Petri