NAATS HEADQUARTERS EMAIL UPDATE

Volume 3, #69

March 21, 2003

S.338 now has 12 co-sponsors, all Democrats. Same as last few weeks, we�re continuing to meet with senators and/or their staff to try to get more co-sponsors, especially Republicans. Your help as constituents is appreciated.

No legislation offered on the House side yet. My meeting with Don Young is firm for March 26.

We�re finalizing the testimony and oral comments for the FAA Reauthorization hearings on March 27. I especially want to thank Kurt Comisky and Dave Hoover for their help on this.

I�m also working on our annual FAA appropriations testimony, due by April 11. No oral comments will be allowed at this hearing.

We�re also developing the new ADIZ procedures with promising possibilities. Again, thanks to Dave Hoover and FSOSC Liaison Tim DeGrazio for working this project.

Unfortunately I couldn�t attend the FacRep training this week in RNO but I understand it went very well. Reports on all the above will be sent to our website.

We are continuing our A76 alternative meetings with the FAA. No commitments to report but I want to thank Mark Jaffe and Donna Holmes for their efforts on our behalf.

Nothing new on the pay dispute. It does look like the FSIP legislation I mentioned last week might be offered in the House during the next few weeks.

The National Membership Meeting in San Antonio is fast approaching. Looks like we�ll have plenty to discuss. Hopefully I�ll see several of you there.

Wally Pike