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Article: REPS. MICA, PETRI ISSUE STATEMENT FROM HEARING ON TRANSITIONING TO CONTRACTOR-OPERATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS

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October 10, 2007
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Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following opening statement from a committee hearing:

The following are the opening statements of U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-FL), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican Leader, and U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI), Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Republican, from today's hearing entitled "The Transition from FAA to Contractor-Operated Flight Service Stations: Lessons Learned."

Rep. Mica's Statement

I want to thank the Chairman for holding this very important oversight hearing today.

In 2001, while I was Chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department ...

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