[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11824]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                FAA BILL

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I'm excited about the number 
of Members who welcome guests to the United States Capitol. It is an 
important place because it belongs to the American people. I'm 
delighted that the Poindexter family has joined me.
  But many of those people who have traveled have traveled by airplanes 
and have gone through the Nation's airports.
  I am the ranking member on the Transportation Security Committee 
addressing security issues across America; and I am disappointed, but I 
would like to say a little outraged, that right now the FAA bill is 
held up on minor issues such as whether or not we'll allow our workers 
to engage in discussions about their work conditions. It is being held 
up because the bill cancels FAA and air traffic controllers in small 
airports and the supplemental support, if you will, the supplemental 
support that has been given to small airports in rural areas.
  It's time to get to work. Our Republican friends need to stop holding 
up this bill for minor issues so that Americans can fly in safety and 
security.

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