Sequel To A Bad Movie?

Republicans Appear Willing To Again Put 170,000 Jobs At Risk By Shutting Down FAA

Washington, D.C. -- Another Republican is creating a sequel to a bad movie. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) appears willing to put 170,000 jobs at risk and shut down the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over an unrelated issue.

Senator Coburn’s concern about bike paths has absolutely nothing to do with the FAA and he knows it. Once again, America’s first class aviation system is being held hostage by a political party that talks about creating jobs, but when given opportunity only wants to shut them down. Worse still, thousands of dedicated FAA employees and tens of thousands more construction workers are once again pawns in a Washington insiders game.

This action once again demonstrates why the American people are convinced that the Senate is dysfunctional; the current Senate rules allow a single senator to block even the consideration of important legislation.

Americans agree the creation and retention of good, family supporting jobs is the single most important issue facing our nation. Congressional Republicans seem not to have received that memo yet.

Contact: Candice Johnson and Chuck Porcari CWA Communications, 202-434-1168, cjohnson@cwa-union.org and cporcari@cwa-union.org