Political Quotes

“I further ask that the substitute amendment, which is at the desk and is the text of S. 1072, as reported by the Commerce Committee, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; and that the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1999) was agreed to, as follows: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) A healthy small aircraft industry is integral to economic growth and to maintaining an effective transportation infrastructure for communities and countries around the world. (2) Small airplanes comprise nearly 90 percent of general aviation aircraft certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. (3) General aviation provides for the cultivation of a workforce of engineers, manufacturing and maintenance professionals, and pilots who secure the economic success and defense of the United States. (4) General aviation contributes to well-paying jobs in the manufacturing and technology sectors in the United States and products produced by those sectors are exported in great numbers. (5) Technology developed and proven in general aviation aids in the success and safety of all sectors of aviation and scientific competence.…”