{"id":2521546,"date":"2025-12-15T19:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-floats-cruz-vote-on-dc-flight-safety\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:51:15","slug":"thune-floats-cruz-vote-on-dc-flight-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-floats-cruz-vote-on-dc-flight-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Thune floats Cruz vote on DC flight safety"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fthune-floats-cruz-vote-on-dc-flight-safety%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=2521546&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 Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) indicated that a dispute over flight safety regulations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport could be addressed in the upcoming appropriations bills. senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, may secure a Senate vote on his ROTOR Act, which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enforces stricter aviation safety measures<\/a> following a deadly January helicopter and passenger jet collision that killed 67 people. the ROTOR Act was excluded from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-admits-forces-in-her-party-have-desire-to-attack-anything-related-to-state-of-israel\/\" title=\"Top Democrat Admits Forces In Her Party Have \u2018Desire To Attack\u2019 Anything \u2018Related To State Of Israel\u2019\">current defense bill<\/a>, which favors the House&#8217;s more lenient provisions. Although Cruz and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) sought to amend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-joins-with-schumer-to-block-potential-trump-veto-of-defense-bill-keep-big-tech-protection\/\" title=\"McConnell Joins With Schumer To Block Potential Trump VETO Of ..., Keep Big Tech Protection\">defense authorization bill<\/a> to include their stricter standards, Thune said it is unlikely to be changed now due to timing, but hopes to include the issue in the next spending package early next year. The legislation would require military aircraft near the airport to use FAA-mandated location-transmitting technology, with fewer exceptions then the current language. thune is managing negotiations over the appropriations package, which faces some delays due to internal Republican opposition on earmarks and othre issues.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Thune floats Cruz vote on DC flight safety after NDAA dispute<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2446165\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A dispute over air safety at Reagan Airport could be resolved as part of the next package of spending bills, according to Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD).<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX), the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, may get a vote on his ROTOR Act when the Senate takes up a set of five appropriations bills, likely early next year. The bill sets a stricter standard for aviation safety after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in January, killing 67 people, but was excluded in favor of House language that is considered more lenient.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3918511\/joe-concha-censure-chris-murphy-blaming-brown-university-shooting-trump\/\">Joe Concha calls for censure of Chris Murphy for blaming Brown University shooting on Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3917431\/reed-us-very-aggressive-defeating-isis\/\">Senate Democrat says US must be &#8216;very aggressive&#8217; in working with Syria to defeat ISIS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3917350\/rand-paul-redistricting-violence\/\">Rand Paul warns mid-decade redistricting could foment &#8216;more violence&#8217; in US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think there&rsquo;s a way to get at it,&rdquo; Thune said Monday, noting that the ROTOR Act has already made it through Cruz&rsquo;s committee in a bipartisan vote. &ldquo;And I think there&rsquo;s a way we can probably get that, hopefully, an amendment vote on the appropriations package, if we can get on it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cruz and his Democratic counterpart on the Commerce Committee, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), had wanted to strip the current language from a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ndaa\/\">defense bill<\/a> set to pass the Senate later this week. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">But Thune said resolving the dispute now was not practical, given that the House&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3913773\/ndaa-house-passage-congress\/\">passed the defense bill last Wednesday,<\/a>&nbsp;leaving little time before lawmakers <\/span>depart for the Christmas recess.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ll get there on that, but, yeah, it&rsquo;d be really hard to undo the defense authorization bill now,&rdquo; Thune added.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz and Cantwell&rsquo;s bill would require military aircraft near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to use location-transmitting technology that the Federal Aviation Administration required, with limited exceptions, after the January crash. The current language, by contrast, has more carveouts.<\/p>\n<p>The possible concession to Cruz comes as the Senate took another procedural vote Monday on the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the Pentagon&rsquo;s policy priorities. Thune is not only the majority leader but also one of the senior-most members of the Commerce Committee, having once chaired the panel.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3916713\/roger-wicker-trump-growing-pentagon-criticism\/\"><strong>ROGER WICKER ESCAPES TRUMP BLOWBACK DESPITE GROWING PENTAGON CRITICISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the NDAA, the package of appropriations bills is the next major piece of legislation that could come across the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p>Thune had hoped to advance the spending bills this week, setting up a possible vote in January. However, he is still negotiating with a few Republicans, who are delaying them over earmarks and a handful of other concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thune proposes Cruz vote on DC flight safety in spending bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2521547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25311660200983.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68874,4105,68873,23610,52533],"class_list":["post-2521546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aviation-legislation","tag-cruz","tag-dc-flight-safety","tag-thune","tag-vote-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25311660200983.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521546","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521546"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521550,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521546\/revisions\/2521550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}