[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 88 (Tuesday, June 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING QUAD CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS THE ``ILLINOIS PRIMARY 
                         AIRPORT OF THE YEAR''

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                        HON. ROBERT T. SCHILLING

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2012

  Mr. SCHILLING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the Quad City 
International Airport for its selection as the ``Illinois Primary 
Airport of the Year'' at the Illinois Aviation Conference held in St. 
Charles, Illinois, on May 23, 2012.
  Success does not come without hard work and commitment. The efforts 
of the employees of the Metropolitan Airport Authority, MAA, have 
helped the Quad City International Airport win its first ``Illinois 
Primary Airport of the Year'' award since 2004, and I applaud their 
dedication.
  The improvements to the airport's infrastructure over the past 
several months and years due to partnerships with the Division of 
Aeronautics and the Federal Aviation Administration have been excellent 
and contributed to the winning of this award.
  I frequently use the Quad City International Airport and am excited 
as the airport continues to make improvements and pursue excellence. I 
am pleased to see that this progress has been recognized state-wide by 
the Illinois Aviation Conference. I congratulate the Quad City 
International Airport on this much-deserved achievement and look 
forward to traveling to and from this site in the future.

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