We may end up being just an assembler of aviation products rather than the developer and lose all the jobs underneath the system.
Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you for holding this hearing today and inviting The Honorable Secretary Mineta to testify before us.
It calls for a coordinator on the overall aviation research.
I would like to highlight a bill I recently introduced with Senator Hollings, S.788, the Second Century of Flight Act.
I would hope would aggressively get behind it or something like it, because we are really losing this business.
They are having countries come to them and saying, we will pay for the research and the development of the wing.
But I have a CDL, as you probably know, Mr. Chairman.
If other countries are doing this, then we should start a trade action against them.
I put forward a bill with Senator Hollings and the Commerce Committee, Second Century of Flight.
The Senate passed a resolution to push ahead with our Finance Committee and our Joint Economics Committee with analysis of a flat tax.
I supported the President because I think it is worth a try.
I urge you to keep a close watch on that particular aspect.
I opposed an amendment which would have prohibited the Treasury Department from going to private collection agencies because I think it is a...
But you know, what I observe is folks in the Administration just watching all of this. I do not see that the Administration has developed an...
I do not think this industry is going to come out of this whole or in any way in a manner that serves all of our country, unless we develop ...
Let me just say cogent policy.
I think we do this country a great disservice.
A well thought out policy.
