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Dan Lipinski is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2021. He is known for his centrist positions and focus on issues such as transportation, healthcare, and education. Lipinski served on several committees during his tenure, including the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, where he played a role in shaping transportation policy. He was also involved in various bipartisan efforts, particularly in areas affecting his constituents in Illinois. In 2020, Lipinski faced a significant primary challenge from progressive candidate Marie Newman, which he ultimately lost, leading to his departure from Congress in January 2021.
Aviation is not only the future, but aviation is the present and will be the future. It is something that we have to be involved in, involved in deeply, and we have to really have it be one of the vanguards of our economy. The bilateral…
In recent editorials, both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times called for the United States to adopt a phased-in approach to open skies if Japan continues to resist complete deregulation of air service between our two nations.
Mr. Speaker, on July 10, 1997, the Subcommittee on Aviation held a very emotional hearing regarding TWA Flight 800. Family members of the victims were there to tell the stories of their loved ones and how, 1 year later, they are still…
I have heard a considerable amount of tyranny of the majority on this floor today. Yet in order to have this pass, we here in the House of Representatives, one of the two most democratic bodies in the entire world, have to produce 290…
I come to the floor tonight deeply concerned, deeply concerned about our failed trade policies, deeply concerned about the plight of American workers, deeply concerned about the future of America. Four years ago in this Chamber we had a…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3539 is a good bipartisan bill except for one horrible extraneous provision which was beyond the scope of the conference. We should be passing a conference report today in order to fund airport improvement program grants…
Mr. Speaker, let us focus on what this debate is really about. This provision for FedEx is another assault on the American middle class, the American middle class that has been attacked for over 15 years by our Nation's terrible trade…
First, when the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Duncan] and I referred to the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] as Mr. Aviation, there is no jest in that whatsoever. We all sincerely believe that he knows more about aviation than any…
Mr. Speaker, I join the chairman in expressing my strong support for H.R. 3159, the National Transportation Safety Board Amendments of 1996. This legislation reauthorizes the NTSB for 3 years, and makes a number of changes requested by the…
Mr. Speaker, in conclusion I simply want to say that we have the safest airline system in the world. The gentleman from Minnesota, [Mr. Oberstar], Chairman Duncan, myself and all other members of the Subcommittee on Aviation of the…
Mr. Speaker, Chairman Duncan and I introduced H.R. 3267 following the tragic death of 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff on April 11, 1996, while trying to set a record as the youngest pilot. This legislation has widespread support in the aviation…
I rise today to commemorate with the Polish people the 205th anniversary of the adoption of Poland's first Constitution. As the first liberal Constitution in Europe in 1791, it was preceded only by our own Constitution in 1787. This Polish…
I feel I am compelled to speak on this particular bill because I had the fortune of being the last chairman of the late, great Merchant Marine subcommittee. H.R. 2149, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, provides badly needed reform to the…
I have to say that the Bateman substitute suffers from the same defects as the ones in the bill. It uses the same outdated population and needs data to apportion SRF money to finance construction of wastewater facilities. The result is a…
passage of the Durbin, Lipinski, Gilman, Knollenberg amendment will encourage stability in Central Europe. As written, H.R. 7 mentions only the visegrad nations. We need to make it clear that other European countries emerging from…
today the Clinton administration abandoned its effort to pass a $40 billion loan guarantee to Mexico. The President came to the conclusion that his bailout proposal would have failed in Congress, and he was right. So what does the…
Mr. Speaker, it appears that the North American Free-Trade Agreement is anything but free. Let us look at the facts. Under NAFTA, thousands of Americans have been put out of work. Under NAFTA, the Sara Lee Corp. intends to cut 8,000 jobs…
I wanted to say that I have nothing against people in this economy becoming millionaires, becoming billionaires. But I believe that it is really the duty and the responsibility of the executive branch of government and the legislative…
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