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>> john: congress has passed a bill to bring an end to the temporary layoffs of air trach controllers. the layoffs which began this week caused flight delays at airports across the nation. the federal aviation administration reports the cost-cutting members were a direct result of federal budget cuts that kicked in last month. plus a bill congress passed today would allow air traffic controllers to return to normal shifts. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with more. explain how this will work, mike? >> reporter: republicans believe that the administration always had the authority to move m...

Safety of u.s. air travellers, or does the faa need to learn how to make do with the budget that it's got? let's ask "wall street journal" columnist john fund who joins us now with more. thanks for joining us, john. i want to begin with the statement from ray lahood who appeared on fox news, exclusively, today. here's what he said. >> the faa bill that gives us our resources, that gives us our ability to do our job, has been extend -- has not been passed and been extended by congress, 18 times. so, my message to congress is, pass the faa bill, so we have the resources, it has been tended 18 ti...