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It is important that we reduce the tax burdens on airlines which are inevitably passed on to the American traveling public.

We view the EU Emissions Trading Scheme as an extra territorial tax grab that sets a bad example

We have very much appreciated Senator Thune and Senator McCaskill's leadership in introducing legislation against the EU ETS scheme.

I'd be interested in seeing that.

What that might mean, not only to your operations or those you represent, but also just the impact on small businesses.

The EU Emission Trading Scheme is clearly, in my view, a unilateral and unfair tax policy that is hurting U.S. operators flying into and out of Europe.

The Finance Committee today voted to report out permanent normal trade relations with Russia.

Thank you, Madam Chair. With respect to the Senator from New Jersey's line of questioning about sequestration, the House of Representatives this afternoon passed a bill, 414 to 2, that would require the administration to put forward a plan…

This is clearly a unilateral tax grab on American operators without any guarantees for how those revenues are going to be used.

The United States is a leader in aerospace design and manufacturing, which is also the source of thousands of high-quality jobs.

It's time to restore integrity to this sport.

My time has expired, Mr. Chairman.

If such a standard was established, how might enforcement be carried out uniformly?

If the Federal Government got involved, would be to establish a couple of super labs.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank our witnesses for being here today, and for sharing their insights on this subject.

In South Dakota, it should not be any surprise that most of our providers are highly dependent upon government payer sources.

Absolutely. Nothing in this bill changes the fact that decisions to use public or private service should be up to local providers. We firmly believe that the public versus private question should be decided on the basis of local needs, not…

Absolutely not. That section is intended to help public and private sector providers to better coordinate service and allow for more private investment in public transportation projects. Public providers of public transportation do our…