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Thomas E. Petri: “I think the bill overall, I certainly would not dispute the estimate of the Department of Transportation or the FAA that…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2010
I think the bill overall, I certainly would not dispute the estimate of the Department of Transportation or the FAA that increasing the funding available for construction of new airports and for operating the system and for putting in the NextGen and so on will create jobs within the airline system. But I think the ranking member, Mr. Mica, was speaking about some other provisions of the bill and the impact it might have under certain interpretations, on, for example, repair stations or on airline jobs in this country. So there would be gains in one area, but there are potential losses in another area. That was the concern.
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Thomas E. Petri
Wisconsin
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Mar 25, 2010

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The speaker discusses the potential job impacts of a transportation funding bill.

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