Before recessing, and after passing the Debt Ceiling bill, the House of Representatives passed a bill providing for another short term extension of the FAA Taxes and Trust Fund. Reid did not allow the bill to come to the floor for a vote and now there are 4000 FAA employees on furlough until after Labor Day (at the earliest), approximately 70000 construction workers off of FAA projects and a projected short fall of taxes (on the sale of airline tickets) of over $1.2 billion.
Reid, and the rest of the dems, are accusing the republicans of being anti-labor and adding anti-labor provisions to the bill. Reid is also accusing Delta Airlines for encouraging the republicans to over turn a new labor rule that would all but guarentee unionization of it flight attendants, even though in every vote, those same flight attendants have rejected unionization.
However, there is no such language in the bill! The only provision placed in the bill is for the taxpayers to stop subsidizing ticket prices, at small regional airports, by $1000 or more. Yes, one of those airports that would lose the subsidy is here, but, why should taxpayers pay $1000 so that I can fly to Atlanta for less than $100. Unfortunately, it still provides for subsidizies that are $999.99 and lower.
So Harry and Barbara and Jay and others were willing to go on their 5 week paid break, while almost 75,000 are forced into a period even longer of non-paid unemployment, all so they could use hyperbole and demagoguery against the opposing party. And that doesn't even address the other jobs that might be affected, in stores, restaurants, etc. It doesn't consider that many might have their credit ratings damaged and be forced to pay higher interest rates. All so Harry et al can continue their attack on those that have opposing viewpoints.
Come on America. Even the most far left liberal can see that Reid is more than willing to put ideology ahead of the well being of Americans. Come on Harry. If you refuse to read, at least hire some aids that can. Or maybe have one or your senate interns read it.
And when someone asks you, Harry, where are the jobs you promised, you can take credit for losing 74,000 of them.
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