CSPAN Politics Public Policy Today March 24, 2012
that required a 10-month extensive lobbying effort with congressional members and staff. and although some in the alpa leadership leaned towards a limited program of 2% public cap and a two-year provision, would certainly have kill the program very early on, an amendment by rep removed those limits and the bill was passed 310-113 in the house of representatives. in the senate, they always wanted a full blown. although, there was opposition there as well from the airline transfer -- the airline transport association. they sent a letter expressing their concerns against the program in ...