Byron Dorgan: “I want to point out that the letter just printed in the Record by unanimous consent is from Marion Blakey. She says…”

“I want to point out that the letter just printed in the Record by unanimous consent is from Marion Blakey. She says: During this fiscal year we have no plans to initiate additional competitive sourcing studies, nor will we displace FAA employees by entering into binding contracts to convert to private entities any existing FAA position directly related to our air traffic control system. I point out that the reason we were able to move this conference report tonight was because the administration has agreed they will not, during this fiscal year, privatize those positions in the FAA. That is a very important position, one that my colleague, Senator Lautenberg, from New Jersey, fought very hard for. We have achieved that commitment from the administration. For that reason, we were able to move that FAA reauthorization.”