Coburn Holds FAA Hostage With One-Man Filibuster

The FAA could soon be shut down again, costing thousands of workers their jobs and the government $30 million a day in airline ticket taxes, all thanks to a single Republican senator. Tom Coburn is exploiting a Senate procedural rule requiring unanimous consent to switch from working on one bill…

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Coburn Holds FAA Hostage With One-Man Filibuster

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