some tough decisions. the big question is what does it mean for you when you fly? cnn's rene marsh is at an airport in fredrick, maryland, that will be affected. that tower practically brand-new. built with government money. and now, because of government money problems, it could be shut down. >> i know. does that even make any sense here? that's absolutely right here, christine. not even a year, the federal government spent money to build this tower and they could find out today that they will have to shut down, so the trickle-down effect for flyers, it means delayed flights, fewer flights, as well, and for the people who work inside these towers, it means they're out of jobs. >> 3-0 report three miles. >> reporter: cnn is inside fredrick, maryland es airport control tower. >> affirmative, make right. >> reporter: it's brand-spanking new, built with $5.3 million in federal stimulus money. opened just last may, and now, you guessed it, likely to be