{"id":2240380,"date":"2024-05-08T17:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaders-race-to-pass-faa-bill-while-house-passes-short-term-extension\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T17:59:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:59:01","slug":"senate-leaders-race-to-pass-faa-bill-while-house-passes-short-term-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaders-race-to-pass-faa-bill-while-house-passes-short-term-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate leaders are rushing to approve the FAA bill as the House passes a short-term extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-leaders-race-to-pass-faa-bill-while-house-passes-short-term-extension%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240380&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate leaders are \u2064working on an FAA\u200d reauthorization bill,\u2064 with the\u200b House passing a one<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/att-verizon-postpone-5g-rollout-near-airports-amid-pressure-from-government-aviation-officials\/\" title=\"AT&#038;T, Verizon Postpone 5G Rollout Near Airports Amid Pressure From Government, Aviation Officials\">-week extension<\/a> to\u200d avoid funding lapses. While progress\u2063 is made for \u200ca five-year\u200b extension, Senate negotiations face challenges, leading to \u2063concerns about meeting the\u200b Friday deadline. Urgency is\u200b felt, with hopes \u2064for a timely resolution amidst the amendments and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-finds-new-backdoor-security-breach-in-exchange-software\/\" title=\"Microsoft finds new backdoor security breach in exchange software\">potential compromises<\/a>.\u200d Senate leaders are \u2064focused\u2064 on\u2063 an FAA reauthorization bill, with the House approving a one-week extension to prevent funding\u2063 gaps. Despite advancements \u2063for a five-year extension, Senate talks encounter obstacles, raising worries about the Friday deadline. The situation is \u2062urgent, as efforts continue for\u2062 a\u200d prompt resolution amid complexities and potential concessions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Senate<\/a> leaders are plotting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">path forward<\/a> on legislation to reauthorize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/faa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Federal Aviation Administration\">Federal Aviation Administration<\/a>, even as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> passed a one-week extension to avoid the air travel funding legislation from expiring at midnight Friday.<\/p>\n<p>While leaders have said progress has been made toward extending the FAA\u2019s authority for the next five years, senators are struggling to strike a time agreement to try to avoid a lapse of the program ahead of Friday\u2019s deadline. Dozens of amendments have piled on, threatening to derail the legislation and raising concerns about the potential of a compromise ahead of the Friday deadline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a sense of urgency around it, but there\u2019s also this sense that people want to feel like they have their voices heard,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. John Thune (R-SD)\">Sen. John Thune (R-SD)<\/a>, the No. 2 Senate Republican, speaking with the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While Thune said there\u2019s a possibility the Senate may need to pivot to a short-term resolution, he said negotiators are still attempting to find a way forward this week, and there could be objections to a short-term resolution. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of hope that when Thursday and Friday rolls around, people will find a way to get this done, this week,\u201d Thune said. \u201cI think that\u2019s certainly the hope, the optimistic view of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It has taken months for top lawmakers in both chambers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2983034\/lawmakers-strike-deal-long-awaited-faa-reauthorization-deadline-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>strike a deal<\/a> on a 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-amendments-senators-are-seeking-to-tack-onto-faa-bill-as-deadline-looms\/\" title=\"Seven Senators Propose Amendments to FAA Bill as Deadline Approaches\">068-page aviation bill<\/a>. Now, those who have not been involved in negotiations are looking for modifications, and in some cases, to add provisions unrelated to the overarching bill. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt incorporates more than 200 priorities from different senators, both on the Republican side and the Democratic side,\u201d said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, who has been playing a role as a deal-maker in an attempt to get the bill through the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter it came out of committee, we did a couple of things. I reached out to every Republican senator that is not on Commerce and solicited their amendments,\u201d Cruz explained. \u201cI have been pressing consistently for a robust amendment process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we are going to end up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-most-reliable-ally-israels-iron-dome-funding-sails-through-the-house\/\" title=\"\u2018Our Most Reliable Ally\u2019: Israel\u2019s Iron Dome Funding Sails Through The House\">strong bipartisan vote<\/a> at the end of the day, obviously on cloture last week, the vote was 89 to 10 and I think that augurs well for the ultimate disposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is unsure how lawmakers will arrive at a resolution ahead of the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe absolutely have to do something by the end of the week,\u201d McConnell said, speaking to reporters on Wednesday. \u201cI couldn\u2019t tell you how it\u2019s going to play out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without an agreement to vote on the full measure, the House opted to make other plans. Lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a short-term bill to extend the FAA\u2019s authority for one week on Wednesday to allow the Senate more time to negotiate. Congress has already punted FAA reauthorization three times.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Senators on both sides of the aisle have already indicated they would not agree to fast-track a one-week extension unless their various amendments would ultimately receive votes. The next procedural hurdle is expected on Thursday when the Senate is holding the first of two required cloture votes. Almost two dozen amendments have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2993363\/seven-amendments-senators-tack-onto-faa-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>been filed<\/a> in recent days.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ramsey Touchberry contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate leaders are pushing forward to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, with the House passing a one-week extension to prevent funding lapses. Progress towards a five-year extension is reported, aiming to ensure the FAA&#8217;s operational continuity and air travel safety beyond the looming deadline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2240381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24110732117116.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2240380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24110732117116.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2240380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2240381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2240380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2240380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2240380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}