“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordApril 19, 1994
1 year ago today, the Governor of South Dakota, George Mickelson, died in a plane crash, along with seven other South Dakota citizens. Our State lost a great deal of leadership in that plane crash. They are still deeply mourned today. I plan to offer an amendment later today regarding the status of public aircraft. This amendment will impose on public use planes, planes used by the States and the Federal Government, the same regulations now applicable to all private and commercial aircraft. It may be surprising to some that public aircraft are exempt from most Federal Aviation Administration regulations. The Governor's plane crash was, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, caused by a defect in the plane's propeller hub. This defect could have been tested for, as was urged by the NTSB in letters sent to the FAA. However, had the FAA acted on the NTSB's recommendations, the State would have been under no legal obligation to abide by the FAA's regulations. In any event, I do not blame this tragedy on any person or on any agency. But I think we should be vigilant in our efforts to improve the safety of public aircraft. Later today, I shall offer an amendment to require that public aircraft meet the same standards. We should take all steps necessary to promote aviation safety.
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Larry Pressler
South Dakota
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Discussing the anniversary of Governor Mickelson's death and proposing an amendment for public aircraft safety regulations.

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