House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Jerry Costello (D-IL-12) and Subcommittee Ranking Member Tom Petri (R-WI-6) recently drafted and sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking that user fees not be included in the Administration's fiscal year 2011 proposal for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding and aviation system modernization. In addition to Reps. Costello and Petri, the letter was signed by 116 other House members. The letter asks the President to reject user fees and to build on the system of fuel taxes for GA's contribution to FAA funding and modernization.