Congress Okays Short-Term FAA Extension

September 20, 2011 at 1:43 am in Accountability, GAN, House, News, William Southerland II by Zayida Baker · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

By Zayida Baker Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., serve, respectively, on Senate and House committees that reached a temporary, last-minute truce September 15 over the Federal Aviation Administration. Congress extended FAA operations through January. Nelson sits on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and its Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety,…