Gerald Ford said "I have learned from those encounters. I believe one of the great learning experiences of my life was in 1990 when Senator Ford was responsible for a massive restructuring of the aviation system in America. The impact of that will be felt well into the next century. I watched him guide that legislation through all the rocks and shoals of the process around here, and it emerged as a landmark piece of legislation. I am proud to have learned from him. I am proud to have worked with him and to be associated with him on a broad variety of various areas. Most of all, I will be pleased many years from now to be able to call him my friend. So I thank him. I look forward to observing that same fierce determination as we do battle with the folks on the other side, to try to maintain this legislation intact as it has been reported out through the Senate." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 25, 1998

I have learned from those encounters. I believe one of the great learning experiences of my life was in 1990 when Senator Ford was responsible for a massive restructuring of the aviation system in America. The impact of that will be felt well into the next century. I watched him guide that legislation through all the rocks and shoals of the process around here, and it emerged as a landmark piece of legislation. I am proud to have learned from him. I am proud to have worked with him and to be associated with him on a broad variety of various areas. Most of all, I will be pleased many years from now to be able to call him my friend. So I thank him. I look forward to observing that same fierce determination as we do battle with the folks on the other side, to try to maintain this legislation intact as it has been reported out through the Senate.

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Gerald Ford

Republican · Michigan

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Editor's note · Context

Praising Senator Ford's contributions and leadership in aviation legislation.

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