Sen. Hutchison Applauds Deal to End FAA Shutdow

Dallas, TX - U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, made the following statement regarding the bipartisan compromise on a short-term extension bill to fund the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will end the current shutdown:

 “This is very welcome news and I look forward to the FAA once again resuming regular operations, which will benefit travelers, airports, affected businesses and most importantly, allow furloughed FAA employees to get back to work.  The House should now appoint conferees for the FAA authorization so that we can avoid a re-occurrence of this regrettable situation.”  

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