It seems very clear that they need to cover themselves for the fact they haven`t ratified Kyoto. They need to pretend they are doing something so they have erected this facade.
- Ben PearsonWe recognize the impact the sacrifices they are making will have on them and their families, ... In exchange for their participation, we have committed that this will be a labor-friendly Chapter 11 reorganization, in which we will honor new agreements that have been ratified, and provide labor a voice in the company`s governance.
- David SiegelOnce ratified, we believe this will enhance ATA`s ability to attract the capital necessary to reorganize, ... By making these sacrifices, our cockpit crewmembers will help to secure a better future for themselves and their fellow employees. The Company appreciates their contribution.
- Richard MeyerKyoto was a flawed process. There isn`t one industrialized country around the world that has ratified that treaty, and so that is a non-starter.
- Akhil TripathiWhen the START 2 treaty has been implemented - and remember it has not yet been ratified - we will be left with some 15,000 nuclear warheads, active and in reserve. Fifteen thousand weapons with an average yield of 20 Hiroshima bombs.
- Allan WalshEach state in the Union is honored in the order of when it ratified the Constitution and became a part of the United States. This September it is Iowa`s turn. Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the union on December 28, 1846.
- Allison SzatekWe are disappointed that members of AMFA have declined ratification of the company`s latest contract proposal. A ratified agreement would have ended the mechanics` strike and allowed both parties to move forward.
- Andrew WeinsteinRejection would be a disaster for the U.S., but ratification alone will not end our problems in Iraq. Even if the constitution is ratified, the insurgents are not going to lay down their arms.
- Anna Shuford