Gannon article posted in official Congressional Record

[BR_Parkway]

11/17/2003 by Sen Craig Thomas (R-Wy)

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r108:1:./temp/~r108cxw4Bd:e54137:

I ask unanimous consent that the Talon News article by Jeff Gannon dated September 23, 2003 be printed in the RECORD.

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows:


Daschle, Lautenberg Vow to Fight FAA Privatization They Supported in 1994
(By Jeff Gannon)

WASHINGTON (TALON NEWS).--New Jersey Democrat Sen. Frank Lautenberg is promising to hold up the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill over the subcontracting of some air traffic control jobs. He cited safety concerns as the basis for his opposition to the outsourcing of air traffic control functions.

President Bush has threatened to veto a bill that does not include language to allow the privatization that his administration says will result in increased savings with no reduction in safety. Democrats are challenging competitive sourcing of thousands of federal jobs through insertion of amendments into departmental appropriations bills that would prohibit the practice.

Some are characterizing Lautenberg's opposition to the privatization as political, since he championed a similar program in 1994.

Geoffrey Segal, the Director of Government Reform Policy for the Reason Foundation, told Talon News, ``The change in position clearly is pandering to special interests, in this case NATCA (National Air Traffic Controllers Association), who have aggressively stepped up their lobbying efforts to fight competition in the FAA.''

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How embarassing for the poor Senator! Apparently it was used as some sort of "proof" against Daschle and Lautenberg's positions. Amazing how all this stuff goes around and around in circles.

One thing we should be looking into. During the debate about accepting Ohio's electors - almost every ReThug that spoke referenced an article that had been published somewhere in support of their position. Who wrote those articles? Where do they get their money from? Was this more Propoganda bought and paid for by our tax dollars?

[NV Whino]

1. I noticed that

"During the debate about accepting Ohio's electors - almost every ReThug that spoke referenced an article that had been published somewhere in support of their position. Who wrote those articles? Where do they get their money from? Was this more Propoganda bought and paid for by our tax dollars?"

And I thought, "Why are they quoting the lying newspapers?"

[Richard Steele]

2. I'll second that.

Seems pretty OBVIOUS in hindsight.