Article: REP. PETRI ISSUES STATEMENT ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MODERNIZATION

Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following statement:

The following is the opening statement of Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI), Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Republican, from today's hearing on air traffic control modernization efforts in the United States.

"This subcommittee first addressed the topic of today's hearing - air traffic control modernization - nearly a quarter-century ago during the first term of the Reagan Administration. Since then, the Federal Government has spent nearly $44 billion in taxpayer money on the quest to upgrade the nation's air traffic control system.

"Until recently, the air traffic control modernization effort has been ...

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