madam president, that's why i am writing to ambassador john bruten urging the e.u. to show they are serious about ending any discussion or movement forward on the subsidies. the message sent by the u.s. government is very clear: on april 11 of 2005 this united states senate unanimously passed senate concurrent resolution 25 and that resolution called for european governments to reject launch aid for the a-350. launch aid for the a-350 or any other form of prefer usual financing for airbus is unacceptable. we will not tolerate another round of subsidies that kill our american jobs. map, in addition to the trace-distorting subsidies now being talked about in paris, there are other disportions showing up in the news accounts, as well. several weeks ago, i had the opportunity here in the senate to question air force secretary at our defense appropriations subcommittee. i asked him and told him about my concerns for the future of our domestic industrial base. and how i believe that the future capabilities of both our domestic workforce and our military must be taken into