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FAA Reauthorization Extended One Month

by Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty

Source: AVweb

Labor politics continues to prevent passage of the FAA’s funding reauthorization. The Senate passed its version of the bill some time ago but the House remains stalled on a provision that would make it easier for FedEx employees to unionize. The House voted Tuesday to extend the current funding authorization of the FAA for a month. It was due to run out on Friday. The one-month extension of the current reauthorization might suggest the matter is inching to the upper priority levels in the House, but at least one Capitol Hill publication suggests there’s little interest in reconciling the differences between the House and Senate bills…more