Fri, Sep 02, 2011
Senator Boxer, Mayor Villaraigosa Note Impact On LAX
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With so many politicians criticizing the partial shutdown of the
FAA in July, it's a wonder they can't all take a long-term FAA
authorization bill seriously. The FAA's latest short-term lease on
life will expire in less than three weeks, and California Democrats
Senator Barbara Boxer and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Tuesday (pictured) joined the call to avoid another
interruption in FAA funding and the projects and jobs it
supports.
The Daily Breeze reports they spoke at Los Angeles International
Airport's Flight Path Museum, following Boxer's visit to the Tom
Bradley International Terminal, a $1.5 billion project which is
part of a makeover for the nation's third-largest airport.
The paper reports the partial shutdown in July prevented federal
inspectors from working on the project or commenting on
environmental documents in progress, according to airport
officials. While air traffic controllers and other FAA workers
essential to real-time safety were kept working, about 4,000
others, and an estimated 70,000 construction workers, were idled
during the impasse. The last attempt at a reauthorization bill
failed when Republicans, who wanted to includes cuts in subsidies
to airlines to serve small markets, and Democrats, who wanted a
provision giving unions more power to organize, deadlocked.
Describing her visit, Boxer commented, "What I saw from this
vantage point is a huge airport construction project that's
employing a large number of people." She called on Republican House
Speaker John Boehner to appoint members of a conference committee
who would attempt to resolve differences between Senate and House
versions of a long-term FAA reauthorization bill.
Villaraigosa added, "It's time to put the people before
politics, work together to put people back to work."
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