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- LETTERS & STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY AIRR ACT & FAA REFORM -

NetJets Aviation Inc. Intel
Academy of Model Aeronautics International Air Transport Association
Aeronautical Repair Station Association John J. MacIver Institute for Public Policy (Wisconsin)
Air Line Pilots Association Less Government
Air Line Pilots Association, International Medical Device Battery Transport Council (MDBTC)
Airforwarders Association Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA)
Airlines for America Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA)
Allegheny County Airport Montana Policy Institute
Alliance for Transportation Innovation Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA)
Allied Pilots Association Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
American Association of People with Disabilities National Air Traffic Controllers Association
American Council of the Blind National Association of Broadcasters
American Enterprise Institute National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
American Legislative Exchange Council National Association of the Deaf
American Legislative Exchange Council Action National Center for Policy Analysis
American Opportunity Foundation National Disability Rights Network
American Opportunity/ Free Congress Foundation National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
American Society of Travel Agents National Federation of the Blind
Americans for Prosperity National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Americans for Prosperity National Retail Federation (NRF)
Americans for Tax Reform National Taxpayers Union
Apple National Taxpayers Union
Associated Industries of Florida National Taxpayers Union
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Navajo Nation
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots
Atlas Air Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)
Atlas Air Panasonic
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Paralyzed Veterans of America
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Partnership for New York City
Boston Scientific Pittsburgh International Airport
Business Roundtable Power Tool Institute
Center for Freedom and Prosperity PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Property Casualty Insurers
Citizen Outreach Public Interest Institute (Iowa)
Civitas Institute (North Carolina) R Street Institute
Coalition to Reduce Spending Reason Foundation
Communications Workers of America Reason Foundation
Competitive Carriers Association Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
Competitive Enterprise Institute Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Competitive Enterprise Institute Rio Grande Foundation
Consumer Technology Association Rio Grande Foundation (New Mexico)
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Security Industry Association (SIA)
CTIA Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
CTIA Small UAV Coalition
Dell Southwest Airlines Pilots Association
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) Taxpayers for Common Sense
Easterseals Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Fedco Batteries TechFreedom
FreedomWorks The Arc of the United States
Georgia Public Policy Foundation The Heartland Institute
Geosynthetic Materials Association The James Madison Institute (Florida)
Global Business Travel Association The National Association of Tower Erectors
Great Plains Public Policy Institute (South Dakota) The National Council on Independent Living
Heritage Action The Wireless Infrastructure Association
Hudson Institute United Spinal Association
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) Virginia Institute for Public Policy


Russell G. Chew
FAA Chief Operating Officer, 2003-2007
David Grizzle
FAA Chief Operating Officer, 2011-2013
Henry P. “Hank” Krakowski
FAA Chief Operating Officer, 2007-2011


Federico Pena
Secretary of Transportation, 1993-1997
Norman Mineta
Secretary of Transportation, 2001-2006 Secretary of Commerce, 2000-2001
Laura D’Andrea Tyson
Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisers, 1993-1994; and Director, National Economic Council, 1995-1996
Martin Baily
Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisers, 1999-2001
Jason Furman
Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisers, 2013-2017; and Deputy Director, National Economic Council, 2009-2013 Staff Economist, Council of Economic Advisers, 1996-1997; and Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, National Economic Council, 1999-2000
Mortimer Downey
Deputy Secretary of Transportation, 1993-2001
Joshua Gotbaum
Director, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, 2010-2014 Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1994-1995; Assistant Secretary of Treasury, 1995-1997; and Executive Associate Director & Controller, Office of Management and Budget, 1997-2001
Daniel Tangherlini
Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration, 2012-2015; and Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Treasury, 2009-2012 Special Assistant to the Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1996-1997; and Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Transportation, 1996-1998
William Galston
Deputy Director, Domestic Policy Council, 1993-1995
Michael Deich
Senior Advisor (performing the delegated duties of the Deputy Director), Office of Management and Budget, 2015-2017 Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1996-2001; and Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, National Economic Council, 1993-1996
Robert Litan
Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, Department of Justice, 1993-1995; and Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1995-1996
Dorothy Robyn
Commissioner of Public Buildings, U.S. General Services Administration, 2012-2014, and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 2009-2012 Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, National Economic Council, 1993- 2001
Gerald Baliles
Governor of Virginia (1986-1990) and Chairman of the 1993 National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry