Omaha TRACON (R90) recently hosted Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. “The congressman and his three staff members toured the facility and met with a few members of our facility who gave a brief presentation of the role […]
Legislative Committee News
NATCA News Alert: Senate Passes Three Week CR, Work Continues on FY2022 Funding Agreement
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last night, the U.S. Senate passed another short-term continuing resolution (CR), and President Biden is expected to sign the legislation before the midnight deadline tonight. This CR funds the government and ensures […]
Rich Santa Speaks with House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio & Ranking Member Sam Graves
Last week, NATCA President Rich Santa held separate phone calls with House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Sam Graves, R-Mo. During Santa’s call with Chairman DeFazio, he thanked DeFazio for […]
NATCA Academy’s First In-Person Course of 2022: Basic Legislative Activism
On Feb. 8-9, the NATCA Academy held its first in-person training course of 2022: Basic Legislative Activism (LAT). The instructors were Charlotte ATCT (CLT) FacRep Anthony Schifano and National Legislative Committee Southern Region Representative Jenny Chhetri […]
Santa Meets with House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Larsen
President Rich Santa met recently with House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Rick Larsen, D-Wash., in his congressional office. During the meeting, Santa thanked Larsen for his longtime support and working relationship with NATCA. They discussed the NATCA […]
NLC Vice Chair Meets with California Congressman Carbajal
National Legislative Committee Vice Chair and Santa Barbara ATCT (SBA) member Trisha Pesiri-Dybvik represented NATCA on a labor roundtable call with California Congressman Salud Carbajal. “I thanked him on behalf of our membership for his support […]
