Rep. Calvert Sends Letter to FAA Administrator, an Inland Empire Native

Yesterday, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) sent Federal Aviation Administration Administrator (FAA) Michael Huerta, a native Inland Empire resident, a letter regarding the comments made by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Chief Operating Officer Steve Martin, referencing the region as the "inbred Inland Empire."

"When you use offensive language it's important to keep in mind the people on the other end of those remarks," said Rep. Calvert. "In this case, one of the people Mr. Martin was referring to with his ‘inbred Inland Empire' comment just happened to be the FAA Administrator, who is from the Inland Empire. Of course, the other people who are really stung by Mr. Martin's comments are the hundreds of Inland Empire residents who have lost their jobs or otherwise suffered economic harm because of LAWA's willful mismanagement of Ontario Airport."

A copy of the letter Rep. Calvert sent to Administrator Huerta can be found HERE.

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