Feingold Seeks Funding for Safe Skies Program
Posted at 9:7:52 on May 7, 2004
Senator Russ Feingold's office has put out a release (read the full text here) regarding an idea for legislation after his Rock County listening session from 2001.
Senator Russ Feingold has written the Senate Appropriations Committee urging them to fund the Volunteer For Safe Skies Program. In 2001, Feingold successfully got the Volunteers for Safe Skies Act signed into law as part of the Aviation Transportation Security Act. Once it is implemented, the Safe Skies program will allow firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to register voluntarily and confidentially with the airlines to provide added security and medical aid in the event of an emergency. The idea for the Volunteers for Safe Skies Act came from James Reseburg and Charles Tubbs, who at the time served as Beloit Fire Chief and Beloit Deputy Police Chief respectively. They raised the issue during Feingold's Rock County Listening Session following the events of September 11, 2001.
"The war on terror must be our nation's top priority, and we have to do all that we can to ensure that our country is secure from future attacks like the ones we saw on September 11th, 2001," Feingold said. "That is why funding for the Safe Skies program is so important. Unfortunately, almost three years since the program became law, the administration has never included funding in their budget for this program. At a time when flying safety is so important, this voluntary and confidential program offers an added level of security."
- Trae
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