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FAA Bill Spurs Questions About DoD Sequester Debate

Julie Samuel
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A top analyst said as the Pentagon tries to thwart “sequestration” budget reductions it should “take a lesson” from how Congress rushed to make those cuts less onerous on the FAA and the flying public. President Barack Obama indicated Tuesday that he will sign the bill that House sent him last Friday to give the FAA more flexibility in applying sequestration cuts to reduce the much-publicized recent delays at airports triggered by the furloughing of FAA staff. Obama told reporters…

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