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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SJR 29
Author: Wright (D), et al
Amended: 8/9/10
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
SENATE FLOOR : 31-0, 05/13/10
AYES: Aanestad, Alquist, Ashburn, Cedillo, Cogdill,
Correa, Denham, DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Dutton, Florez,
Hancock, Harman, Hollingsworth, Huff, Kehoe, Leno, Liu,
Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla, Pavley, Price,
Romero, Runner, Simitian, Steinberg, Strickland, Walters,
Wolk, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, Corbett, Cox, Oropeza,
Wiggins, Wright, Wyland, Vacancy, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-2, 8/16/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Aerospace industry: C-17 production
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution urges the President of the
United States, the United States Congress, and the
Department of Defense to take immediate and necessary
actions to protect this national security asset by ensuring
continuation of C-17 production to meet future domestic and
international airlift needs and to preserve the crown jewel
of the American industrial base.
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Assembly Amendments revise the figures the C-17 provides
relative to jobs and economic impact in California.
ANALYSIS :
This resolution contains the following legislative
findings:
1. The increased activities of United States military
presence worldwide has made the C-17 the preeminent
airlifter for the efficient deployment of troops and
cargo to locations around the globe, and is one of the
United States military's most successful acquisition
programs with an outstanding record of on-budget and
ahead-of-schedule deliveries to the Air Force.
2. The humanitarian aid offered in the wake of the 9/11
terrorist attack, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Asian
tsunami, the Pakistan earthquake, the Chinese
earthquake, the Myanmar cyclone, and the Haiti
earthquake has been supported by the C-17's ability to
rapidly deliver critical supplies and equipment to
victims of natural disasters.
3. Without a commitment to extend aircraft production, the
C-17 supply base will begin to disappear in 2011 and the
production line in Long Beach will close in the summer
of 2012.
4. The C-17 has provided work for over 650 suppliers in 44
states, resulting in $5.8 billion being added annually
to the nation's economy. For California, a shutdown of
the production line will have an impact on 13,857 jobs
among our 384 suppliers or a statewide economic impact
of $2 billion annually.
5. Despite its record of success and proven reliability for
the United States military, the C-17 is caught in the
middle of Washington, D.C.'s complex budgetary process
with the future of the aircraft, over 30,000 American
jobs, and the industrial base it supports in jeopardy.
This resolution urges the President of the United States,
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the United States Congress, and the Department of Defense
to take immediate and necessary actions to protect this
national security asset by ensuring continuation of C-17
production to meet future domestic and international
airlift needs and to preserve the crown jewel of the
American industrial base.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/16/10)
Boeing
California Manufacturers and Technology Association
California Chamber of Commerce
California Space Authority
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Carter, Chesbro, Conway,
Cook, Coto, De La Torre, De Leon, DeVore, Eng, Evans,
Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines,
Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey,
Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Jeffries, Jones, Knight,
Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller,
Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, John
A. Perez
NOES: Huffman, Norby
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Blakeslee, Charles Calderon, Davis,
Vacancy
JJA:do 8/17/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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