Correction, "some pilots" sent a rather unambiguous opinion with regards to CDO's. I think it's a stretch to say that "the pilot group" has. You might consider that there might be some self selection involved in the input the reps received during the TA and that there might have been input before and after the TA that "some pilots" like and want CDO's. There was even a resolution from C20 asking for them. According to the DPA survey 39% of Delta pilots want CDO's. So the question is; what's wrong with asking the group as a whole using a scientifically valid survey?

Thank you for contacting me about reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank of the United States. I appreciate hearing from you and am grateful for the opportunity to respond.

The Export-Import Bank is a self-financing, independent government agency that helps to facilitate the sale of American goods overseas and to promote job growth at home. I firmly believe that U.S. goods can compete with any other global competitor's goods on a level playing field. Unfortunately?, our competitors in places such as China and Europe receive substantial assistance from their governments. In most cases, this assistance far outweighs what assistance U.S. businesses receive from the Export-Import Bank. By financing certain goods, I firmly believe the Export-Import Bank helps level the playing field for U.S. exporters to compete in a commercial market where international competitors continue to benefit from aggressive support from their countries' export credit agencies.

In FY2013, 90 percent of the Export-Import Bank's transactions benefited American small businesses. The Bank supported $37.4 billion of U.S. exports across the world, as well as 205,000 American jobs. Over the past five years, the Bank has helped to create and maintain 1.2 American jobs related to U.S. exports. The Export-Import Bank regularly returns money to the U.S. Treasury. In FY2013 alone, the Bank returned $1.1 billion. It is important to note that the default rate on loans backed by the Bank has consistently been less than 2 percent, even during the financial crisis. To fund administrative and program expenses, the Export-Import Bank uses offsetting collections and fees generated from its transactions.

The current authorization for the Export-Import Bank expires on September 30, 2014. The Continuing Resolution, H.J.Res.124, contains a short-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank until June 30, 2015. I voted for the resolution to continue funding for the Federal government on September 18, 2014, which passed by a vote of 78-22. While I support this short-term reauthorization of the Bank, I also believe we need certain reforms. These reforms include: easing the environmental requirements placed on those receiving the Bank's financing; ending the Bank's role in subsidizing purchases by foreign government-owned enterprises, including state-owned competitors of U.S. airlines; and directing the Administration to engage other governments to encourage an end to export financing globally. I will keep your thoughts in mind as I work with my colleagues on issues related to international trade that have a direct economic impact on both the state of Georgia and the United States.

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Sincerely,
Johnny Isakson
United States Senator

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Why would DALPA negotiate for something a majority of the pilot group is opposed to?

I submit that the 39% who want CDOs can do the same thing the 38% of us who voted against C12 are doing: work to build a majority of pilots who support your views.

Good question. What makes you think they would?

I fixed his post to more accurately reflect what he really meant.

It means the last leg of the trip is an international leg which usually means you have to clear customs.

They already did. You know that.

Remember the 117 TA? DALPA expend negotiating capital to undo something that never should have been done in the first place; CDOs did not reflect the wishes of the majority.

Rest assured the company has taken note. That fiasco will work against us on C15.

Fair enough, but your question was, "Why would DALPA negotiate for something a majority of the pilot group is opposed to?" How would our reps have known our feelings on the matter at the time that the 117 LOA was being negotiated?

How indeed? That's the problem with a top-down organization.