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RECOGNIZING MARY MILLER

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On 2025-03-10, Representative Sam Graves (R-MO-6) delivered a floor speech titled "RECOGNIZING MARY MILLER" in the House. The speech addressed the environment and also covered infrastructure.

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RECOGNIZING MARY MILLER

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E197] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING MARY MILLER ______ HON. SAM GRAVES of missouri in the house of representatives Monday, March 10, 2025 Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize Mary Miller, who is retiring after more than four decades of distinguished service as a well-respected and remarkable advocate for the general aviation industry. Mary's forty-four-year career in general aviation has been spent mostly on the ground supporting those who do fly. Those contributions to her industry have been recognized by the high honors of the industry's ``Distinguished Service'' award and its ``Distinguished Stateswoman in Aviation'' award. Mary's contributions are aptly described as ``the wise, trusted relational bridge to many and varied aspects of the aviation community.'' The bridges Mary has built have been used for decades by industry leaders, government officials, and organizations to refine policy aims, regulatory enforcement, and market conditions in which the general aviation industry and her specific company operate. On any given day, her functional activities could be as diverse as FAA Temporary Flight Restrictions, novel electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) certifications, promoting new sustainable fuels, right down to real-time advice to a pilot at a distant Signature Aviation base on how to unsnag a challenge clearing customs. For so many years, we have seen Mary on the bustling ramps at Super Bowls, Oshkosh, Tarkio, presidential inaugurations, and other major general aviation events. However, from my conversations with Mary, her effort to restore activity to the barren general aviation ramp at Reagan Washington National after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 gave her the most satisfaction. Politely but stubbornly, she refused to accept the notion that 9/11 would permanently close the Nation's capital airport to general aviation landings. Eventually, that seven-year effort of Mary and her many colleagues led to the airport's successful reopening through the DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP). Mary has been an unfailingly genuine, wise, and shrewd contributor to the interests of the general aviation community and a friend to all. As Mary prepares to retire from Signature Aviation, I wish her well in all her endeavors and thank her for her service to the aviation community and the Nation. I am confident she will continue to be an influential advocate for General Aviation (GA). ____________________

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RECOGNIZING MARY MILLER Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E197] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING MARY MILLER ______ HON. SAM GRAVES of missouri in the house of representatives Monday, March 10, 2025 Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize Mary Miller, who is retiring after more than four decades of distinguished service as a well-respected and remarkable advocate for the general aviation industry. Mary's forty-four-year career in general aviation has been spent mostly on the ground supporting those who do fly. Those contributions to her industry have been recognized by the high honors of the industry's ``Distinguished Service'' award and its ``Distinguished Stateswoman in Aviation'' award. Mary's contributions are aptly described as ``the wise, trusted relational bridge to many and varied aspects of the aviation community.'' The bridges Mary has built have been used for decades by industry leaders, government officials, and organizations to refine policy aims, regulatory enforcement, and market conditions in which the general aviation industry and her specific company operate. On any given day, her functional activities could be as diverse as FAA Temporary Flight Restrictions, novel electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) certifications, promoting new sustainable fuels, right down to real-time advice to a pilot at a distant Signature Aviation base on how to unsnag a challenge clearing customs. For so many years, we have seen Mary on the bustling ramps at Super Bowls, Oshkosh, Tarkio, presidential inaugurations, and other major general aviation events. However, from my conversations with Mary, her effort to restore activity to the barren general aviation ramp at Reagan Washington National after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 gave her the most satisfaction. Politely but stubbornly, she refused to accept the notion that 9/11 would permanently close the Nation's capital airport to general aviation landings. Eventually, that seven-year effort of Mary and her many colleagues led to the airport's successful reopening through the DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP). Mary has been an unfailingly genuine, wise, and shrewd contributor to the interests of the general aviation community and a friend to all. As Mary prepares to retire from Signature Aviation, I wish her well in all her endeavors and thank her for her service to the aviation community and the Nation. I am confident she will continue to be an influential advocate for General Aviation (GA). ____________________