Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Senate Update
We last talked about the Senate’s possible action regarding a one-year delay in our 7/22 post entitled ‘Tyson Bites’. At the time things looked very bleak. However, the situation has improved a bit for favorable Senate action that would result in a one-year delay for the Lockheed-Martin take-over of Flight Services; support seems to have increased.
The bill (Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations, or TTHUD) will be debated on the floor in early September, followed quickly by a conference committee. The amendment being offered is identical in wording to that passed by the House earlier this year. Historically, if House and Senate language in a particular section is identical, it is not subject to conference. How true this holds currently is something we can’t say. In any event, this may be the final opportunity for pilots to support the controllers who have served them for so long by contacting their Senators and asking that they support the Tim Johnson (R-SD) amendment to the Transportation appropriations bill. You can find contact information here.
The bill (Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations, or TTHUD) will be debated on the floor in early September, followed quickly by a conference committee. The amendment being offered is identical in wording to that passed by the House earlier this year. Historically, if House and Senate language in a particular section is identical, it is not subject to conference. How true this holds currently is something we can’t say. In any event, this may be the final opportunity for pilots to support the controllers who have served them for so long by contacting their Senators and asking that they support the Tim Johnson (R-SD) amendment to the Transportation appropriations bill. You can find contact information here.
# posted by Skywise @ 8:31 PM 
