The push for more direct flights out of DCA beyond its 1,250-mile perimeter has split lawmakers and the airline industry alike — with Delta, its home state members and Western lawmakers and business groups lining up on one side.
Confidence is not running high that today’s meeting between Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and oil and fuel making company executives will deliver much as far as curbing fuel prices.
Activists have recently criticized the administration for what they see as a slow rollout of its EJ strategy and failing to adequately define who should be eligible for what.