[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H7278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MAINTAIN THE C-130 FLEET

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, this week, conferees met to reach an 
agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act. As we consider a 
final agreement, I rise in support of language in the conference report 
which prevents the movement and retirement of C-130 aircraft.
  Madam Speaker, western New York is home to the Niagara Falls Air 
Reserve Station, which hosts a robust fleet of C-130 aircraft. These 
aircraft were among the planes used to deliver supplies to the regions 
of New York and New Jersey in the aftermath of hurricane devastation. 
Additionally, these western New York aircraft flew over 1,500 missions 
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Representatives Kathleen Hochul, Louise Slaughter, and I wrote to the 
conferees on this important issue, and we are pleased that the 
committee agreed to keep in language in the House-passed bill to 
maintain the C-130 fleet. I encourage the House to support the 
conference report language that will maintain the C-130 fleet.

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