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Newly Proposed Bill Hopes to Halt Merger

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Date: Feb 28, 2001

Two U.S. Representatives: Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced a new piece of legislation last Tuesday into the U.S. House of Representatives that would would propose a one-year hiatus on airline mergers and would enable Congress to conduce an independent study of this hot issue.

Although it doesn't seek to completely prevent this US Airways/United fiasco, it seems like a excellent compromise in the meantime.  I mean, why not take a year and really study the ramifications?  The public certainly has that right!

Goodwin, predictably, issued the following statement upon hearing the news of the proposed bill:  

"The proposed acquisition of US Airways is the right deal at the right time," says Goodwin, "preserving jobs and giving customers the seamless, global access they need on a finished network.

Global access they need on a finished network?  The man sounds more and more like Bill Gates all the time!

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