[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8883-8884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   SMALL AIRCRAFT REVITALIZATION ACT

  (Mr. POMPEO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POMPEO. Economic growth of just over 1\1/2\ percent is 
unsatisfactory. We all want a better economy and better jobs.
  In south central Kansas, the aviation manufacturing industry has been 
hit particularly hard. Machinists, engineers, small business owners, 
and families are very worried about what their future might hold.

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  That's why I've offered bipartisan legislation offered in the Senate 
by Senator Klobuchar which will reduce the burden on manufacturers who 
are building airplanes in the United States of America, trying to 
compete with global companies all across the world.
  The Small Aircraft Revitalization Act, H.R. 1848, would greatly 
reduce that burden and help manufacturers all across south central 
Kansas and indeed all across America to get their products to market 
faster so that we can compete and provide aircraft, great tools for all 
businesses, to compete all around the world. It will replace an 
outdated certification system and greatly ease the burden on those who 
are trying to build these great products here in the United States.
  This bill would ensure that this industry can continue to thrive in 
the years and decades ahead.

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