Ray LaHood Does Not Have Blank Check to Grant Waivers for EAS Program

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  August 19th at 12:42 PM  | 

Earlier this month, Senate Democrats brazenly forced a two-week partial shutdown of the FAA.  They were willing to hold 4,000 employees hostage and forgo millions in revenue from airline tickets, all for the purpose of securing their inveterate pork projects.  Democrats refused to pass the House extension bill because Republicans inserted minor limits on a rural pork program, better known as Essential Air Service (EAS).  | Read More »