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WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama administration officials say contractors
have been told to stop work on airport modernization projects
across the country because Congress has failed to pass legislation
necessary for the work to continue.
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Officials said Monday that dozens of stop-work orders have been
issued for major projects designed to build and modernize control
towers and other airport projects.
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said construction workers and
communities will suffer “the longer this goes on.” He called on
Congress to move forward on a bill to extend the Federal Aviation
Administration’s operating authority, which expired at midnight
Friday.
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The House and Senate are at a stalemate over air service subsidies
for rural communities and a Republican proposal that would make it
more difficult for airline workers to unionize, among other
issues.
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