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United States Pilots Association |
Airlines - 1 GA - 0. But we have a long way to go.
The Senate Commerce Committee, Wednesday, failed to approve the Nelson/Sununu amendment that would have eliminated the $25 "surcharge" from the Senate funding bill. The airlines are feeling the heat of VLJs and want to "user fee" them out of the sky (and smaller GA planes right behind them).
The vote lost by 12 to 11, and those voting for user fees are as follows: John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), Trent Lott (R-Miss.), Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), and John Thune (R-S.D.)
Those opposing user fees were: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), John Sununu (R-N.H.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Mark Pryon (D-Ark.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), John Ensing (R-Nev.), Jim DeMint (R-S.C., and David Vitter (R-La.).
Other committees have to weigh in on funding before reaching a full Senate vote. It's still not too late to contact your Senators. Do it today.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association