WashingtonWatch.com Digest – March 28, 2011
Posted by Jim Harper, March 28, 2011 at 10:00 am
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From the Blog: Getting Libya Right
The U.S. military has gone into Libya without debate over that policy in Congress. The trail of bills dealing with Libya paint the picture of what has happened so far.
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Featured Items
This week, the House will debate H.R. 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011.
The bill would authorize spending over the 2011-2014 period for activities of the Federal Aviation Administration and for other federal programs related to aviation.
Passage of H.R. 658 would cost the average U.S. family about $300.
The House will also debate H.R. 1079, the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011.
The bill would extend through May 31, 2011 the taxes that collect money for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and it would extend the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority to spend that money. The bill would also permit the Airport Improvement Program to commit to $2.5 billion more in spending.
Passage of H.R. 1079 would cost the average U.S. family about $25.
H.R. 658
The FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
Costs $305.62 per family
H.R. 1079
The Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
Costs $25.16 per family |
What People Think
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Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or savings per family.
New Items
S. 307
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia, as the “W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and United States Courthouse”
Costs $0.00 per family |
Updated Items
H.R. 872
The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011
Saves $0.00 per family |
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