First 100 hours legislative dash includes aviation security
 Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accepts the speaker's gavel from Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio). |
A new page in American history started Thursday as the first female speaker of the House - Nancy Pelosi of California - picked up the gavel. And the newly empowered Democrats begin a whirlwind of legislative activity with at least eight significant pieces of legislation and rule changes to be addressed in the "First 100 Hours" of the new Congress.
AOPA will be keeping a very close watch on the vote scheduled for next week when the Democratic leadership plans for the House of Representatives to enact the 9/11 Commission recommendations.
"The commission had little to say about general aviation, so we don't anticipate that there will be significant issues for us in this legislation," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "However, there are a couple of lawmakers who want to impose new, unwarranted general aviation security restrictions.
"We'll scrutinize the legislation carefully so we can try to head off any backdoor attempts."
Fortunately, AOPA has the resources to do that, with five full-time lobbyists working from an office at the base of Capitol Hill.
The "First 100 Hours" actually counts the time that the House is in session and voting; calendar time is likely closer to 15 days.
January 4, 2007
