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Madam President, I come to the floor today to talk about the significant uncertainty surrounding sequestration and its threat to our economy. The Congressional Budget Office forecasted that the pending fiscal cliff facing this country…
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It is unfair. It is discriminatory. It singles out a great American industry for discriminatory treatment.
I believe that ETS is completely separate from the user fees that countries might apply on passengers.
Many other countries, including Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Russia have voiced their opposition to the EU scheme.
Senator Thune's bill directs the Secretary to hold the airlines harmless, but doesn't give a path forward for how to do that.
It has been 6 months since you and Secretary Clinton sent a letter to the EU urging them to cease and desist on ETS.
We urge Congress to explore every available option to support the administration's action to exclude U.S. airlines from this harmful and misguided scheme.
I would like to see us pass this bipartisan legislation that addresses the EU's unilateral imposition of ETS in order to protect the U.S. aviation industry.
Any system that includes international and other non-EU airspace must be addressed through the International Civil Aviation Organization, or ICAO.
It is time to intensify and expand our government's response, protect all U.S. aviation operators and their employees.
Mr. President, I rise today to mark the passing of a great public servant from South Dakota, Senator James Abdnor. Senator Abdnor is remembered across South Dakota as a man that never lost touch with the people who elected him. Throughout…
H.R. 2594 and Senator Thune's bill, S. 1956, would each call for us to 'conduct international negotiations' as well as to 'take other actions' to ensure that U.S. aircraft operators are held harmless from the EU ETS.
Taxing any activity beyond the EU borders is a dangerous precedent and a violation of the sovereignty of nations across the world.
Well, maybe that could--maybe I'm missing something here then, because, to clarify that point, that may be the suggested use or some sort of understanding, but I don't think there's anything that requires or stipulates that any member…
Should U.S. airlines and U.S. consumers be paying a tax to European coffers on an extraterritorial scheme?
That sort of contradicts, I think, Ms. Young's testimony.