Everything you need to know about the faa shutdown in one post What it is:The
federal aviation administration has been partially shut michael kors sale
online down since july 23, when congress failed to pass a bill
allocating funding in time. What this means:4, 000 FAA employees and 70, 000
airport construction workers were immediately furloughed, the latter due to stop
work orders issued by the FAA to construction contractors.In addition to the
furloughed workers, at least 40 safety inspectors are expected to continue
working without pay, even covering their own travel expenses.Because congress
adjourned without passing funding, the shutdown will continue through september,
delaying both airport construction and renovation projects intended to allow
greater traffic, and an overhaul of the air traffic control system which
promises to revolutionize air travel.It will also deny the government over $1
billion in revenue from ticket taxes, $200 million of which has been lost
already.This savings is not being passed on to consumers, however, as airlines
immediately increased fares by the same amount as the tax.Short term extensions
to funding were set to expire july 23.However, the short term extension proposed
by house transportation chair john mica to maintain funding while congress
reconciled the long term bills included a limited version of one of the
provisions in the house's long term bill drawing senate ire.The senate refused
to pass the short term bill, causing the shutdown.The administration, including
transportation secretary ray lahood and president obama himself, urged the
senate to pass mica's bill this week, even with these provisions, to end the
shutdown, but senate majority hot michael kors
leader harry reid refused. What the bills say:The provision mica added to the
short term bill causing the shutdown would cut funding for the essential air
service program, which provides funding to rural airports that otherwise canNot
sustain themselves.Previously, those Not voting in airline unionization
elections were counted as"No"Votes, an unusual practice the house bill sought to
restore.The house bill would also allow more long distance flights to ronald
reagan national airport, a provision opposed by maryland and virginia
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and increases flights to reagan by a smaller amount. What happens now:Harry reid
has said that, because congress is in pro forma session for the recess, the
house and senate could still pass a clean funding increase.Barring that, the faa
will remain shut down for the august recess.Safety inspectors will work without
pay, assuming they do not simply quit, and about 74, 000 workers will be at
least temporarily unemployed.
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