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Timothy H. Bishop: let me just close by thanking also the great deal of support we had on the Republican side of the aisle for this bill. I…

On the recordMay 19, 2008
let me just close by thanking also the great deal of support we had on the Republican side of the aisle for this bill. I also want to thank the flight attendants for their tireless advocacy of their bill and the many long hours of work that they put in to secure approximately 240 cosponsors for this bill. I think the fact that we were able to generate so many cosponsors is a testament to the fact that this is a carefully and narrowly crafted bill that addresses an inequity that was never intended in the original law.
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Timothy H. Bishop
New York

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Expressing gratitude for support on a bill related to flight attendants.

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