Senator Casey Fighting to Keep EAS Alive

Senator Bob Casey is fighting against an amendment to eliminate the Essential Air Service program, which subsidizes air service to small airports, including Bradford Regional.

Casey and three other senators sent a letter to Senator John McCain, who introduced the amendment, and asked him to give up his attempt to kill the program.

Last year, about $8.8 million in federal funding was provided to ensure air service in Bradford, DuBois, Oil City, Altoona, Johnstown and Lancaster.

Casey says EAS helps lure businesses and boost tourism and eliminating it would cripple economies.

For more, including the letter sent to McCain, go to Casey's website.

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Broke Taxpayer! said…
EAS Means What? "ESSENTIAL" Means Different Things to People in POWER! Maybe It's TIME to STOP the PORK! A Politico Once Stated, "One Man's BACON Is Another Man's PORK!"; well maybe WASTE is a better word for Both! STOP the WASTEFUL SPENDING NOW! Taxpayers ARE Going BROKE! The National Debt Will BANKRUPT Us & Our CHILDREN for Decades to Come! STOP This MADNESS! Cuts MUST Be Made NOW!
February 4, 2011 at 3:15 PM
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