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NiW 2014 // FEATURED REMARKS NiW Today n i w . n a t c a . n e t 06 Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) United States Senator from Virginia Senator Kaine was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012. Prior to his Senate election, Kaine served as Virginia's 70th Governor from 2006-2010, as well as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009-2011. He started his career serving two terms as Mayor of Richmond, followed by one term as Lieutenant Governor. The Senator currently serves on the Armed Services, Budget, and Foreign Relations committees. In addition to his committee work, the Senator's priority is expanding economic opportunity for all through infrastructure investment, among other issues. He has a keen interest in aviation issues that affect the Commonwealth. Senator Kaine has been a key supporter of NATCA since his election to the Senate and works with NATCA leadership on issues affecting the National Airspace System (NAS), as well as issues affecting federal employees. Sen. Kaine will join us Monday at 1:15 p.m. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ-2) Chairman, House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation A past NATCA Sentinel of Safety Award winner, Congressman LoBiondo represents New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District. The Congressman is a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. He takes great pride in serving as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation, given its critical importance to the nation. He also sits on the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and the Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation, both of which have jurisdiction over critical issues that affect the growing and ever-changing transportation needs of the U.S. A staunch advocate for NATCA's issues and its membership, Congressman LoBiondo was a key leader in our fight to get basic collective bargaining rights at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as well as the House passage of H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013, which ended the April 2013 furloughs. Chairman LoBiondo will join us Monday at 1:45 p.m. Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA-3) Chairman, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Congressman Latham represents Iowa's 3rd Congressional District and has established himself in Washington, D.C., as a champion of fiscal responsibility. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, considered to be one of the most influential committees in Congress. In this capacity, the Congressman has provided significant support for transportation projects, including those important to NATCA, and serves as Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD). Chairman Latham has fought to keep the FAA operations budget properly funded and the air traffic control system properly financed. He also played a key role during the air traffic controller furloughs, working with appropriators and authorizers to ensure passage of H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013. Recently, the Congressman chaired the markup of the Transportation Appropriations bill for FY 2015, which funds the FAA operations budget at a level that should prevent furloughs at the FAA and the closure of towers during the upcoming fiscal year. Chairman Latham will join us Monday at 11:00 a.m. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) United States Senator from Maryland Senator Cardin of Maryland has been a national leader on federal employee issues as a member of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. In the Senate, Sen. Cardin currently serves on the Environment and Public Works, Finance, Foreign Relations, and Small Business & Entrepreneurship committees. During his tenure, Sen. Cardin has been a vocal supporter of NATCA issues, specifically on issues that impact the federal employee workforce. Along with Senator Mikulski, Sen. Cardin called on the FAA to honor its commitment to active students and recent graduates of Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative preparing to be part of FAA's Air Traffic Controller workforce in a letter to the FAA dated April 14, 2014. Further, in 2013, Sen. Cardin wrote a letter to former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood urging the FAA to postpone plans to close federal contract air traffic control towers. Sen. Cardin will join us Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. TOM LATHAM // R-IA-3 TIM KAINE // D-VA FRANK LOBIONDO //R-NJ-3

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