[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5334]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 INTRODUCING THE CARRY-ON FAIRNESS ACT

  (Mr. BISHOP of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Madam Speaker, flying the friendly skies for 
a commercial passenger is about to get even more expensive. Adding 
insult to travel delays, fees for checked-in luggage, and taxes already 
added to airfares, Spirit Airlines announced last week that it will be 
the first to charge fees for carry-on bags.
  I am introducing a bill this evening to block Spirit and any other 
airline from ever being allowed to impose this unfair and completely 
unnecessary carry-on tax. If Spirit has its way, this fee could cost 
every passenger up to $45 per item. Such nickel-and-diming the flying 
public has got to stop.
  America should know that this tax would not pay for airport security 
or better infrastructure. One hundred percent of it would be kept by 
the airlines. If you are a family with young children or a senior who 
puts your medicine in a carry-on, this fee will hit you the hardest.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this bill to spare 
Americans from yet another tax on flying and discourage other airlines 
from ever considering charging it.

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