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Article: REP. ROTHMAN 'CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC' ABOUT STEWART AIRPORT ACQUISITION BY PORT AUTHORITY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 26, 2007
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Rep. Steve Rothman, D-N.J. (9th CD), issued the following statement:
Yesterday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's Board of Directors authorized the agency to acquire Stewart Airport, located in the Hudson Valley in New York. If successful, the move is expected to relieve air traffic at Teterboro Airport, as well as Newark, LaGuardia, and John F. Kennedy Airports. Rep. Steve Rothman's (D-NJ) statement follows.
"With air travel on the rise across the country, I am pleased that the Port Authority is looking ahead to ensure that Teterboro Airport gets relief from its already crowded skies and the noise and safety concerns that come with air traffic. Stewart Airport has the ...