[lit-ideas] A small quick example...
- From: Eternitytime1@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:37:52 EDT
Hi,again...
I also find it kind of interesting how Sen Kerry and my Senator have agreed
on things, through the years regarding Small Businesses. (Missouri's Bond
has been very involved in promoting small businesses for a long time...)
Also, note these pilot organizations which have endorsed John Kerry (both
Kerry and Bush are pilots, remember...or at least trained as pilots at some
point in their lives...)
Airline Pilots Association (NAPA)
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)
Professional Airways System Specialists Union (PASS)
Kind of telling when one thinks about 9-11 and Bush making us safer...
Marlena in Missouri
AOPA is the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (I took soaring lessons
in college and one of my dreams is to someday go back to it <wry look> so I
like to dream by looking at things like Flying magazine and other
publications...as well, I am always interested in what is happening to and for
small
businesses. It is just a personal preference of mine, I guess...)
_http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2002/02-1-157x.html_
(http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2002/02-1-157x.html)
GA relief not forgotten by Congress
AOPA-backed small business relief bill passes Senate
Mar. 27, 2002 â?? A Senate bill that would provide disaster loans and loan
guarantees for small businesses affected by September 11th attacks passed the
Senate on Friday by a voice vote. Small Business Committee Chairman John Kerry
(D-Mass.) and Ranking Republican Christopher Bond (Mo.), negotiated with the
White House to clear the way for the President's signature on the AOPA-backed
bill, the American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act of 2001
(S. 1499). The legislation will have to pass the House of Representatives,
which is expected to take up the measure after the congressional spring
recess,
before it becomes law.
"Senators Kerry and Bond have been strong advocates for getting loans to the
small businesses affected by the closure of Class B airspace," said AOPA
President Phil Boyer. "While AOPA is pleased that action is finally being taken
on this legislation that will provide loans for small businesses, we recognize
that small businesses are also in need of grants, so additional work is
being done to get the GA-specific bills sponsored by Representative Mica and
Senator Inhofe passed."
Sen. Kerry also voiced his concerns about the plight of the small businesses
affected by the closure of Class B airspace after September 11. On November
1, 2001, Sen. Kerry _sent a letter_ (http://www.aopa.or
g/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/011108kerry.html) to the President, urging him "to
make a portion of the
$40 billion provided to the Office of the President" available to these
businesses.
While Senators Kerry and Bond's legislation is not GA-specific, the bill
would provide disaster loans to GA small businesses affected by the shut down
of
airspace after the terrorist acts of September 11. The other AOPA-backed
small business relief package (H.R. 3347/S. 2007), sponsored by Representative
John Mica and Senator James Inhofe, includes more comprehensive GA relief,
providing for $3 billion in federal loan guarantees and $2.5 billion in grants
to
GA entities suffering direct losses and incremental losses as a direct
result of the terrorist attacks.
Senator Kerry's office told AOPA that the final details of his bill were
worked out between Senators Kerry and Bond and the White House last Wednesday.
The original version of the bill, which provided $800 million in aid over five
years, was considered too costly by the Administration. The compromise
legislation would provide $300 million over five years.
AOPA has pledged its support to getting small business relief legislation
passed during this session of Congress. For more information, see AOPA's _issue
brief_ (http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/la-business.html) .
02-1-157x
------------------------------------------------------------------
To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off,
digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
Other related posts:
- » [lit-ideas] A small quick example...
