Transcripts For CSPAN2 Jacob Fischler On FAA Funding 2017092

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Jacob Fischler On FAA Funding 20170928

Just a few days before the deadline . A couple of reasons. Probably the biggest one is that the longterm authorization bill, authored by bill schuster, the sherman of the transportation infrastructure committee. Included this provision, a longstanding goal but a controversial one. It would remove air Traffic Control organization from the faa and create a new nonprofit to oversee that. There was a lot of opposition and he has been working hard with that. But does not quite have the vote to pass that. It is a lastminute shortterm extension. This is the Second Time Around this week for use of the regular viewers of the house. They took up the bill a version of this on monday. What happened . The ticket into the expedited procedure under suspension of the rules. That required the two thirds majority of everyone voting in the house. Got a majority of votes but did not clear the two thirds congressional bill. They had to go back to the rules committee. It takes a bit longer but they have the votes to pass the bill. Plus there is some tax relief included in this bill for victims of hurricanes. Harvey, irma and maria. Why are those included in this faa bill and what would they offer . You know, so it offers kind, my understanding is part of it would be to allow people to withdraw money from retirement accounts. Either with taxfree or with a lower tax rate than usual. Usually it is pretty high penalty for that. It was added into the bill because you know, i think this was seen as a must pass a vehicle. To get out of the congress this week. The faa authorization expires on saturday. This is an emergency measure and they had to get it out. Obviously with the impact on puerto rico and the virgin islands. With those, portions of this bill apply to those residents . Yes actually in the first portion of the bill they did not. The republicans were himself florida offered an amendment yesterday that was adopted as part of the, rather the rules committee. So now it is part of assuming that the full house adopts the rule in a vote tomorrow, it will be part of the bill. And it would apply to the Us Virgin Islands and puerto rico. Closely related at the start of our conversation, tweeting the thing that bill nelson, the ranking democrat on transportation in the senate on house faa extension bill is unacceptable with private flood provisions. They said that the house will have to redo. What is the story with that . I caught up with bill nelson. Early this afternoon he said basically theres a title of the bill that would allow private insurers to operate in the National Flood insurance program. And he said that it was a real quick conversation but he said it was unacceptable. I said, you have got to get the faa bill done. Is there time of the house to pass a new version of it and to come back to you guys . He says they better make the time. So i am not sure what exactly is behind that. But it is pretty clear he is putting down a marker that it will not fly in the senate. To be clear, the senate faces the same deadline of the house does at the end of the month. As it has to pass both chambers and be signed by the president by midnight september 30. Also tweeted about the white house in the support of the bill saying they support the faa extension but still urging support for the schuster, chairman bill schuster, the air Traffic Control spin out that you talked about. Explain that for us. This has been his plan for the last couple of weeks. It is clear they do not have the votes to do this a longterm authorization with the spinoff. But they are still working at. They think they might be able to get the votes. They say they think they will get comedy so that they will vote in the second or third week of october. On the longterm bill but just could not get the votes in time. The program has to keep running, the agency has to keep running. They have to do a shortterm extent in the meantime. It is crunch time for the transportation bill. Weve been talking about the faa authorization bill. Weve been speaking with Jacob Fischler from cq roll call transportation. You can follow him on twitter and also on cq. Com. Thank you. Cspans washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. Coming up thursday morning, our cspan bus 50 capitals tour continues in richmond virginia. Former Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder will be our guest to talk about race relations. And the debate over moving confederate statues and symbols. And a discussion on the republican tax plan with president of americans for tax reform. Sure to see spans washington journal live at seven eastern thursday morning. Join the discussion. Up next we will hear from the fbi director christopher wray. Acting Homeland Security secretary, elaine duke and nicholas rasmussen. 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