[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6827]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING AVIATION CONTRIBUTIONS IN HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Con. 
Res. 61 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 61) expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that general aviation pilots and 
     industry should be recognized for the contributions made in 
     response to Haiti earthquake relief efforts.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or 
debate, and any statements relating to the measure be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 61) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 61

       Whereas, on January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti suffered 
     a devastating earthquake;
       Whereas, after the earthquake, general aviation pilots 
     rallied to provide transportation for medical staff and 
     relief personnel;
       Whereas more than 4,500 relief flights were made by general 
     aviators in the first 30 days after the earthquake;
       Whereas business aircraft alone conducted more than 700 
     flights, transporting 3,500 passengers, and over 1,000,000 
     pounds of cargo and supplies;
       Whereas relief flights were fully paid for by individual 
     pilots and aircraft owners;
       Whereas smaller general aviation aircraft were able to 
     deliver supplies and medical personnel to areas outside Port-
     Au-Prince which larger aircraft could not serve; and
       Whereas the selfless efforts of the general aviation 
     community have saved countless lives and provided 
     humanitarian assistance in a time of need: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the United States Congress--
       (1) recognizes the many contributions of the general 
     aviation pilots and industry to the Haiti earthquake relief 
     efforts; and
       (2) encourages the continued generosity of general aviation 
     pilots and operators in the ongoing humanitarian relief 
     efforts in Haiti.

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