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What, No Mention of Air Traffic Control?
- By Alyssa Rosenberg
- March 3, 2009
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According to the pool report from President Obama and Vice-President Biden's visit to the Transportation Department this morning (and the pooler notes the audio was poor, so it's possible hemissed something), the entire focus was on highway construction. I understand Obama's promoting the stimulus package, and that highway construction and other infrastructure investments are a part of that. But his budget also contains a serious chunk of change for revamping the air traffic control system, including in ways that could make it greener. Surely that's worth some attention, isn't it? Especially given the attention Obama's paid to workforce issues at the FAA...
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