[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 117 (Thursday, July 30, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S8567]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 233--COMMENDING RUSS MEYER ON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE 
                     NATIONAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME

  Mr. BROWNBACK submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 233

       Whereas the leadership of Russ Meyer, former chairman and 
     chief executive officer of Cessna Aircraft Company and a 
     leading proponent of general aviation, has had a dramatic 
     impact on the continued growth of the aviation industry in 
     Kansas and throughout the United States;
       Whereas Russ Meyer was one of the principal architects of 
     the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-298; 108 Stat. 1552);
       Whereas Russ Meyer was instrumental in the development of 
     the ``Be A Pilot Program'', which has resulted in tens of 
     thousands of new pilots and contributed more than 
     $200,000,000 to the United States economy through general 
     aviation operations;
       Whereas Russ Meyer was the originator of the Citation 
     Special Olympics Airlift, in which hundreds of owners of 
     Citation aircrafts transport athletes from around the country 
     to the Special Olympics National Games; and
       Whereas Russ Meyer will join fellow residents of Kansas 
     Olive Beech and Walter Beech, Lloyd Stearman, Clyde Cessna, 
     Amelia Earhart, and Joe Engle in the National Aviation Hall 
     of Fame: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends Russ Meyer for being inducted into the 
     National Aviation Hall of Fame;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of Russ Meyer during his 
     lifetime of service to the aviation industry; and
       (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to Russ Meyer.

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