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“WOMEN OF THE AVIATION WORKFORCE WEEK” mentioning Charles E. Schumer was published in the Senate section on page S1507 on March 11.
Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Senators' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
WOMEN OF THE AVIATION WORKFORCE WEEK
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 96.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 96) designating March 8 through March 14, 2021, as ``Women of the Aviation Workforce Week''.
There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the Rosen amendment at the desk to the preamble be agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 96) was agreed to.
The amendment (No. 1399) to the preamble was agreed to, as follows:
(Purpose: To amend the preamble)
Strike the preamble and insert the following:
Whereas the first week of March is internationally known as
``Women of Aviation Worldwide Week'';
Whereas Women of Aviation Worldwide Week was created by the Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide;
Whereas the aviation industry is anticipating a significant shortage of skilled professionals in the coming years;
Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor projected that, in the next 10 years, the overall employment of airline and commercial pilots is expected to grow more than 6 percent in the United States;
Whereas less than 2 percent of the aircraft maintenance technicians in the world and less than 10 percent of all working aeronautical engineers are women;
Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration reports that less than 8 percent of pilots and only 26 percent of air traffic controllers in the United States are women;
Whereas women make up only 24 percent of the employees in the aerospace industry;
Whereas aviation is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly known as ``STEM'') focused career path;
Whereas the future of an abundant aviation workforce depends on a robust and diverse pool of candidates; and
Whereas women such as Amelia Earhart, Cicely Williams, and Bessie Coleman have inspired, and will continue to inspire, young women to pursue careers in aviation: Now, therefore, be it
The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows:
S. Res. 96
Whereas the first week of March is internationally known as
``Women of Aviation Worldwide Week'';
Whereas Women of Aviation Worldwide Week was created by the Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide;
Whereas the aviation industry is anticipating a significant shortage of skilled professionals in the coming years;
Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor projected that, in the next 10 years, the overall employment of airline and commercial pilots is expected to grow more than 6 percent in the United States;
Whereas less than 2 percent of the aircraft maintenance technicians in the world and less than 10 percent of all working aeronautical engineers are women;
Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration reports that less than 8 percent of pilots and only 26 percent of air traffic controllers in the United States are women;
Whereas women make up only 24 percent of the employees in the aerospace industry;
Whereas aviation is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly known as ``STEM'') focused career path;
Whereas the future of an abundant aviation workforce depends on a robust and diverse pool of candidates; and
Whereas women such as Amelia Earhart, Cicely Williams, and Bessie Coleman have inspired, and will continue to inspire, young women to pursue careers in aviation: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates March 8 through March 14, 2021, as ``Women of the Aviation Workforce Week'';
(2) celebrates the aviation workforce of the United States;
(3) encourages educational and training institutions to recruit women to join the aviation workforce;
(4) encourages employers in the aviation industry to hire a diverse workforce, including women, veterans, and other underrepresented individuals; and
(5) commits to--
(A) raising awareness about the gender gap in the air and space industry; and
(B) taking legislative actions to address the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly known as ``STEM'') fields.
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