On the recordMarch 5, 2010
When we finish this legislation, we hope to move to the Federal Aviation Administration legislation. We have had all over Capitol Hill--I am sure the Presiding Officer has had people from Oregon visit with him--people who run airports. They want this FAA bill so very much. Why? Because you would have to search hard for an airport in America that doesn't already have the design plans ready to do work on that airport. As soon as we pass this FAA bill, there will be lots of jobs. The first year, they estimate that as many as 150,000 jobs will come from our passing this legislation. There are runways that need to be resurfaced. There are all kinds of terminals that need to be built and refurbished. They are waiting to do this. More importantly, it will make American air travel much safer. I won't go into a lot of detail here, but most countries now use global positioning systems to determine where their aircraft are. It is modern. That is the way it is. Not in America. We are still using World War II radar. This legislation is very important.
