Regional airports lobby for federal help amid service cuts
Regional airports and other stakeholders are launching a coalition pressing lawmakers to revamp federal programs aimed at keeping small airports afloat.
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Regional airports and other stakeholders are launching a coalition pressing lawmakers to revamp federal programs aimed at keeping small airports afloat.
Both tout a victory that appeared elusive just days ago.
Both the president and the House Speaker spent Memorial Day calling lawmakers to brief them on the proposed deal and assuage concerns.
The bill faces a tricky path to final passage, which must happen by June 5, when the federal government will exhaust funding to pay its bills.
Republican and Democratic negotiators spent Memorial Day working on cementing congressional support to pass a deal to raise the debt ceiling and trim federal spending ahead of a disastrous default expected next Monday if the deal fails.