Wed, Feb 01, 2012
Congressman Pompeo's Online Petition Reaches 1,000
Signatures
Last week marked the 1,000th signature on the AmericaFlies.us
online petition, where citizens from across the United States have
spoken out against President Obama's attacks on general aviation.
The goal of the site is to reach 5,000 signatures. More than two
dozen petition-signers have also shared their personal stories of
how general aviation impacts their lives, families, communities and
the economy.
The website is paid for by US Representative Mike Pompeo's
campaign fund and is intended to communicate directly to President
Obama that he is hurting American jobs when he disparages "fat cat
jet owners."
"This is not about partisan politics," said Pompeo
(pictured). "This is about jobs. Good paying jobs for the best
aviation workforce in the world. General aviation is critical
to so many, from pilots to controllers from mechanics to
businessman trying to efficiently visit their customers, efficient
productive aviation matters all across America."
Congressman Pompeo believes that by collecting 5,000 signatures,
he can show the President how vital this industry is to American
jobs, families and communities. The website will also allow
Congressman Pompeo to share the myriad stories citizens have shared
on the Aviation's Impact page of the site. Aircraft owners,
operators, pilots, manufacturers, suppliers and enthusiasts from
across the country and around the world have shared deeply personal
stories about the importance of general aviation in their lives.
Congressman Pompeo hopes these stories will change the President's
mind about who really benefits from this vital American
industry.
"The site has been live only a couple of weeks, and the fact
that we've already surpassed 1,000 signatures proves Americans have
strong feelings about this issue. I'm looking forward to showing
this petition to the President when we reach 5,000 and beyond,"
concluded Pompeo.
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