Senate Dems give way to GOP to end FAA shutdown

[LondonReign2]

What a fucking surprise

WASHINGTON (AP) — With tens of thousands of jobs, more than $1 billion and their reputations on the line, Senate Democrats gave way Friday to a power play by House Republicans in order to end a partial two-week shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration.

With lawmakers scattered for Congress' August recess, the consent of only two senators was required to pass a bill restoring the FAA's operating authority through Sept. 16. President Barack Obama signed it into law hours later. But partisan differences remain, and a repeat performance of the legislative standoff could come next month.

http://news.yahoo.com/senate-dems-way-gop-end-faa-shutdown-195905086.html

[FrenchieCat]

1. Please provide detail of this Yahoo article that backs up your assertion "What a fucking suprise"...

My understanding is that negotiations have simply been posponed till September, other than the local airport funding, which till September will be up to the discretion of the Transportation Sec La Hood.

What info do you have that you can post without me having to go read the article?

The reason why as ask for info, is that apart from the negative headline, there isn't anything in the paragraphs you posted that provides the kind of factual information that would justified your "What a fucking Surprise" piece of shit comment.

[LondonReign2]

3. Really? You need me to read the article for you?

Here you go:

"Democrats had been holding firm against the House legislation on FAA operations because it proposed cutting air service subsidies to 13 rural communities. In short, they feared getting steamrolled on similar legislation in the future if they gave Republicans their way. For example, spending authority for federal highway programs expires Sept. 30, another possible point of contention.

But once the focus fell away from the deal to avert a federal debt default, Democrats began to waver and finally gave up the fight."

GAVE.UP.THE.FIGHT

[FrenchieCat]

5. I'm glad you believe word for word every Yahoo article out there!

:eyes:

[gratuitous]

2. Democrats had to clean up another Republican mess

And yes, this will all come up again next month. Let's hope by then the Democrats have figured out a thing or two, and we're not treated to another round of "We never imagined the Republicans would be so partisan!" This is a Republican power play through and through, looking to limit worker rights while planting a fat sloppy kiss on their their corporate masters, this time at Delta Airlines.

But the FAA has to be funded, and the construction projects underway have to keep going; they can't just be mothballed during one of the prime construction months, wasting a lot of time and money due to another Republican tantrum.

[mitchtv]

4. I just hope that the voters in the rural airports

areas, that are slated for the axe, can remember whose idea it is