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## COUNTY 

## IUDGE May 

### 18,2015 The Honorable 

### Anthony R. Foxx Secretary of

### Transportation U.S. 

### Department of

### Transportation 1200 

### NewferseyAve. SE 

### Washington, D.C. 

### 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: As 

### the chief executive 

### officer of 

### Harris County, 

### the nation's 

### third most 

### populous county, I seldom 

### involve myself in 

### international affairs. Before becoming county judge, 

### however, Iwas 

### actively involved in 

### international transportation issues such as

### the Ocean 

### Shipping Reform Act. I am

### very concerned about 

### thetrend 

### toward certain foreign carriers becoming 

### dominant in 

### the long-haul market by 

### creating major hubs in 

### their home 

### countries. Ifthese 

### carriers are

### winning market share because of 

### more efficient 

### routing or a

### better quality of service, 

### that is

### fine. If, 

### however,

### their market share is

### the result of 

### pricing that is subsidized by

### their governments, 

### then I believe 

### that must be stopped. 

### During my career in 

### transportation, I have seen

### the demise of 

### the U.S.flag 

### merchant marine fleet. 

### While there is no 

### direct comparison between ocean 

### shipping and

### the

### airline industry, we 

### should take lessons 

### to heart and 

### not allow U.S.

### airline companies 

### to be 

### irreparably harmed by 

### unfair practices. 

### It is

### vital, therefore, that you do 

### everything in 

### your power 

### to insure that foreign 

### air carriers, specifically Emirates, Etihad and Qatar, are 

### not allowed 

### to distort the global aviation market 

### by receiving subsidies 

### from 

### their governments. Please feel free

### to contact me if 

### you have any questions 

### or 

### if I can be of assistance.

Ed 

### Emmett Harris County )udge Sincerel

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### I PnrsroN, SutTE 9l 1 HousroN, TExAs 77OO2 (713) 755-4000 (7 r3)755-837I

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### 18,2015 The Honorable John F. 

### Kerry Secretary 

### ofState U.S. 

### Department of State 2207 C Street 

### NW Washington,D.C. 

### 20520 Dear Secretary 

### Kerry: As 

### the chief executive 

### officer of 

### Harris County,

### the nation's 

### third most 

### populous county, I

### seldom involve myself in 

### international affairs. Before becoming county judge, 

### however, Iwas 

### actively involved in 

### international transportation issues such as

### the Ocean 

### Shipping Reform Act. I am

### very concerned about 

### thetrend 

### toward certain foreign carriers becoming dominant in 

### the long-haul market by creating major hubs in 

### their home 

### countries. Ifthese 

### carriers are 

### winning market share because of 

### more efficient 

### routing or a

### better quality of service, 

### that is

### fine. If, 

### however,

### their market share is

### the result of 

### pricing that is subsidized by

### their governments, 

### then I believe 

### that must be stopped. 

### During my career 

### in

### transportation, I have seen

### the demise of

### the U.S.flag 

### merchant marine fleet. 

### While there is no 

### direct comparison between ocean 

### shipping and

### the

### airline 

### industry we 

### should take lessons 

### to heart and 

### not allow U.S.

### airline companies 

### to be 

### irreparably harmed by 

### unfair practices. 

### It is

### vital, therefore, that you do 

### everything in

### your power 

### to insure that foreign air carriers, specifically Emirates, Etihad and Qatar, are 

### not allowed to 

### distort the global aviation market 

### by receiving subsidies 

### from 

### their governments. Pleasefeel free

### to contact me if 

### you have any questions 

### or 

### if I can be of assistance.

Ed 

### Emmett Harris County fudge Sincerely,

Aput NrsrRATroN Buttpt rvc I OO I PRESToN, SUITE 9I I HousroN, TExAs 77OO2 (7 r3)

### 755-4000 (7 r3) 755-837I

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## COUNTY 

## IUDGE May 

### 18,2015 The 

### Honorable Penny 

### Pritzker Secretary of Commerce U.S. 

### Department of Commerce 1401 

### Constitution Avenue, 

### NW Washington,D.C. 

### 20230 Dear Secretary 

### Pritzker: As 

### the chief executive 

### officer of 

### Harris County,

### the nation's 

### third most populous county, Iseldom 

### involve myself in 

### international affairs. Before becoming county judge, 

### however, Iwas 

### actively involved in 

### international transportation issues such as

### the Ocean 

### Shipping Reform Act. I am 

### very concerned about 

### thetrend 

### toward certain foreign carriers becoming dominant in the long-haul market by creating major hubs in 

### their home 

### countries. If these 

### carriers are

### winning market share because of 

### more efficient 

### routing or a

### better quality of service,

### that is

### fine. If, however, 

### their market share is

### the result of 

### pricing that is subsidized by

### their governments, 

### then I believe 

### that must be stopped. 

### During my career in 

### transportation, I have seen

### the demise of

### the U.S.flag 

### merchant marine fleet. 

### While there is no 

### direct comparison between ocean 

### shipping and 

### the

### airline industry, we 

### should take lessons 

### to heart and 

### not allow U.S.

### airline companies 

### to be 

### irreparably harmed by 

### unfair practices. 

### It is

### vital, therefore, that you do 

### everything in 

### your power to insure

### that foreign 

### air carriers, specifically Emirates, Etihad and Qatar, are 

### not allowed

### to distort the 

### global aviation market 

### by receiving subsidies 

### from 

### their governments. Please feel free

### to contact me if 

### you have any questions 

### or 

### if I can be of assistance.

Ed 

### Emmett Harris County |udge Sincerely,

Apnar NISTRATIoN Butlot ruo lOOI PRESTON, SUITE 9I I HousroN, TExAs 77OO2 

### (7lil 755-4000 (7I 3) 755-837 9