[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1077]
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CONGRATULATING THE NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION ON ITS 
                            25TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2012

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
National Air Traffic Controllers Association on the 25th anniversary of 
the Union's founding.
  NATCA represents more than 20,000 air traffic controllers and other 
aviation safety professionals who run the safest, most efficient air 
traffic control system in the world. These men and women are dedicated 
aviation professionals who come to work every day knowing that they 
have to perform their jobs with 100 percent accuracy 100 percent of the 
time. The American people entrust their lives and the lives of their 
loved ones to NATCA members each and every time they step on an 
airplane. This is a responsibility that NATCA takes seriously. Since 
NATCA's founding in 1987, the United States National Airspace System 
has maintained its record as the safest airspace in the world.
  Mr. Speaker, NATCA's 20,000 FAA aviation safety professionals are 
dedicated federal employees. Our nation's incredible aviation safety 
record is due in part to the fact that these men and women are federal 
employees whose number one priority is to ensure the safety of the 
flying public. I applaud NATCA on this remarkable achievement and 
congratulate them on their 25th anniversary.

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