John Mica: “Mr. Speaker, we finally come to the conference report on H.R. 2115, the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization…”

“Mr. Speaker, we finally come to the conference report on H.R. 2115, the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act. It has been a struggle to get here, but I believe it is critical to the success of aviation that we complete our mission, particularly on this 100th anniversary of the first flight in the United States by the Wright Brothers. I want to take this time as we finish this conference report and this legislation to commend the Members of the minority. My ranking member, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), has been an outstanding leader on transportation issues in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and I have been honored to have him as a subcommittee ranking member. He has worked diligently in a bipartisan manner to craft what I consider to be an excellent piece of legislation. During the rule debate, it was cited how many provisions were added by the Members of the minority, and I compliment the Members of the minority for their contributions to this well-crafted piece of legislation.”