Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The resistance of the administration to opening general aviation here while small planes fly everywhere else has now met the two-fisted response of two bills demanding reopening now."

Source: Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who, among members of the House of Representatives, introduced legislation Wednesday that would require the Department of Homeland Security to present its plan for readmitting GA and BizAv to Reagan National Airport. GA traffic has been banned since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Reagan National is within site of most major monuments inside the District of Columbia -- just across the river from the Pentagon. Under the legislation, DHS would have six months to implement its plan.

FMI: www.dhs.gov, www.metwashairports.com