[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S717-S718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 98--DECLARING MARCH 8, 2023, AS ``NATIONAL EMILY 
                  WARNER & WOMEN AIRLINE PILOTS DAY''

  Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                               S. Res. 98

       Whereas Emily Howell Warner (referred to in this preamble 
     as ``Emily Warner'') of the

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     State of Colorado is a celebrated female airline pilot with a 
     proud legacy of promoting gender equality in all professions;
       Whereas, 50 years ago, Emily Warner shattered the glass 
     ceiling of the airline flight deck in the United States when 
     she was hired by Frontier Airlines to be the first modern 
     female airline pilot, opening the sky for other female 
     airline pilots;
       Whereas, in 1974, Emily Warner became the first female 
     member of the Air Line Pilots Association, International;
       Whereas, in 1976, Emily Warner became first female airline 
     captain in the United States;
       Whereas Emily Warner was a founding member of--
       (1) the Colorado Pilots Association;
       (2) the International Society of Women Airline Pilots;
       (3) the Friends of the Granby/Grand County Airport;
       Whereas the Frontier Airlines uniform worn by Emily Warner 
     hangs in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum;
       Whereas, in 1994, Emily Warner was honored by Colorado 
     Legislature Resolution 94-29, entitled ``Honoring Captain 
     Emily Warner of the Achievements in Aviation History'';
       Whereas Emily Warner has been inducted into the Women in 
     Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame, the National 
     Women's Hall of Fame, the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the 
     Irish-American Hall of Fame, the Colorado Women's Hall of 
     Fame, and the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame;
       Whereas, in 2015, the Granby/Grand County Airport was 
     renamed Emily Warner Field to honor the many contributions of 
     Emily Warner to aviation;
       Whereas roughly 6 percent of airline pilots in the United 
     States are women; and
       Whereas honoring the legacy of Emily Warner of breaking 
     barriers for women in aviation requires continued dedication 
     and commitments to ensuring greater representation of women 
     in the airline pilot workforce and in all aviation careers: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate does hereby declare March 8, 
     2023, as ``National Emily Warner & Women Airline Pilots 
     Day''.

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