Monroe County, Florida --- Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will be hosting a press conference with Congressman John Mica, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, in anticipation of the first commercial flight to Marathon. Ileana and Mr. Mica will tour Marathon Airport and comment on their work in getting TSA approval for screening services.

Who: Cong. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Cong. John Mica
What: Anticipation of renewed commercial flight to the Florida Keys Marathon Airport
When: Monday, February 12, 2007 at 10:00am
Where: Florida Keys Marathon Airport

Said Ros-Lehtinen, "I would like to thank, John, my fellow Floridian colleague, for accepting our invitation to visit Marathon Airport and view what our airport has to offer. Thanks to his help, we were able to secure screening services at Marathon Airport to make this dream a reality."

"This important decision to allow screening services at Marathon Airport will have a tremendously positive financial impact for Monroe County's economy. All of the Florida Keys will prosper and increased tourism will bring economic enhancements to our community."

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