ʻO ka Pelekikena a me Luna Nui o ka American Bus Association (ABA), ʻo Peter Pantuso - e hōʻike ana i nā ʻoihana liʻiliʻi he nui i ka ʻoihana kaʻa kaʻa a me ka huakaʻi a me ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi - ua hoʻokuʻu i kēia ʻōlelo e pili ana i ka hoʻomau ʻana o ka pani ʻana o ke aupuni.
"Ua nalo kekahi manawa hou i kēia lā i ka wā ʻaʻole i hoʻoholo ʻo Congress i ke kānāwai ma nā keʻena ʻelua e wehe hou i ke aupuni federal a hoʻopau i ka pani lōʻihi loa a me ke kumu kūʻai i ka mōʻaukala o ko mākou lāhui.
"Ke hoʻokipa nei ʻo ABA i ka hōʻuluʻulu nui loa o ka hui huakaʻi a me nā ʻoihana huakaʻi ma kāna hōʻike kālepa makahiki ma Louisville, KY. ʻO kekahi poʻomanaʻo i manaʻo ʻole ʻia o ka hōʻike o kēia makahiki ke ola nei i nā pilikia i hoʻokumu ʻia e kēia pani ʻana o ke aupuni.
"E like me ka ʻikepili mai ka US Travel Association, i ka 2017 huakaʻi i hana i $ 2.4 trillion no ka ʻoihana US a kākoʻo i nā hana 15.6 miliona. ʻO ka pani ʻana o nā waiwai kūʻokoʻa o ʻAmelika, e like me nā National Parks a me Smithsonian institutions, he hopena e hiki ke hoʻoponopono i nā makahiki. ʻAʻole wale nā hui kaʻa kaʻa a me nā huakaʻi a me nā mea hoihoi e manaʻo nei i ka hopena, akā ʻo nā ʻoihana kūloko pū kekahi e hilinaʻi nei i ka mākaʻikaʻi e like me nā hōkele, nā hale ʻaina, nā hale kūʻai souvenir a me nā ʻoihana ʻē aʻe e mālama i nā malihini. ʻAʻole maikaʻi kēia pani ʻana i ka ʻoihana akā ʻino no ʻAmelika.
"Ke kāhea hou nei ka ʻAhahui ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa i ka Congress a me ka Administration e hui pū a hoʻopau koke i kēia pani pono ʻole. Me kēlā me kēia lā e hala ana, ulu nui kēia kūlana. "
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- It is not just the motorcoach and tour companies and the attractions that are feeling the effects, but also the local economies that rely on tourism such as hotels, restaurants, souvenir shops and other companies that cater to visitors.
- CEO of the American Bus Association (ABA), Peter Pantuso – representing numerous small businesses in the motorcoach and travel and tourism industry – released the following statement on the continuation of the government shutdown.
- “Another opportunity was missed today when Congress failed to pass legislation through both chambers to reopen the federal government and bring an end to the longest and costliest shutdown in our nation's history.
