Oh, Jay, You Too?

by: CA Berkeley WV

Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 11:57:21 AM EST

Sen. Rockefeller is CHAIR of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. What is he trading away for rural airport support?

Democrats and Republicans have been unable to pass a long-term reauthorization because Republicans insisted it include a provision that would change mediation rules such that workers who abstained from unionization votes would be counted as if they'd voted "no."
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The Communications Workers of America - which has led the push to pass a clean FAA reauthorization - will amplify their efforts Monday. But they're short on time. And if the bill passes unchanged, it threatens to widen a rift between labor and incumbent Democrats this election year.

"CWA and other opponents urge the U.S. Senate to delete the provisions of the proposed compromise legislation that would amend the Railway Labor Act and to instead move a clean version of the FAA legislation forward," CWA said in an official statement.

NPR radio was heralding the return of the conference committee just this morning, and the tortuous path over the last four years to FAA reauthorization. They highlighted the extra flights in and out of National Airport. This is very good for John McCain.

Shelley likes this kind of stuff. We don't have much time. You know what to do.

Those mythical little people just can't seem to get a break.