Stevieslaw: Getting Out of Dodge
Both the House and the Senate passed legislation today that would allow the FAA to transfer up to 243 million dollars from other programs to “prevent reduced operations and staffing” through September 30th. “No traffic controllers need be furloughed and inconvenience to the public can be avoided,” said House spokesperson, Wad Agy. The vote was bipartisan and was shepherded through Congress with blazing speed. “Imagine if other problems of national significance could be handled by Congress with even a tenth the cooperation and speed,” I mused. Smokey Diamond, our investigative reporter—who is never mild mannered, gave me a 20 second Bronx cheer. “The bums are going on vacation this weekend,” he said. “Of course they don’t want flight delays.”