On the recordFebruary 4, 1998
I wanted to be on record as saying that this makes no sense whatsoever. We have a President whose name of this city is very well known. It is well known that National Airport is the Washington National Airport, named after a President. There is no need to change it, spending the money to name it for another President. This is only done, only done for partisan reasons. We should have this as a bipartisan city, a bipartisan airport. Why is there a need for a change in the name? This is the wrong way to go. We should let it stay, by the way, bipartisan to object to this. Both Republicans and the Democrats on the National Airport said this is the wrong way to go. I will vote against this and urge my colleagues to vote against it. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this well meaning, but ill-conceived legislation. It is appropriate to honor past Presidents. And, we have done so with President Reagan.
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