Nancy Kassebaum: “I would just like to say all I really want is a vote and for some time have tried to make the case why we do need to…”

“I would just like to say all I really want is a vote and for some time have tried to make the case why we do need to have general aviation product liability. I would make the case also, Mr. President, it is germane to S. 4. S. 4 is an effort to speak to technology, to speak to the needs of competitiveness in this country in the future. The general aviation product liability bill speaks to the same means except it does something--it really will add production. This morning there were comments made about how well the general aviation industry was doing, and it has had a rebound, Mr. President, that is true, but not in piston-powered planes. It has been the top-of-the-line jet planes that obviously have done well in recent years. But that is not where we are losing the industry. Where we are losing the industry is most Americans really want to be able to buy the smaller, light planes. So I think it is germane. I think it speaks to jobs. I think it speaks to technology. I think it speaks to the ability of workers who may be dislocated for one reason or another, even those who may need retraining, to be able to find a number of jobs in an industry that has lost a lot through the years.”