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The Senate approved a bill late Thursday aimed at easing travel delays caused by the furlough of air-traffic controllers. The timing of House action on the measure was unclear.Many lawmakers had already left Washington for an upcoming week-long recess when the Senate unanimously approved a measure to give the Transportation Department, which administers the Federal Aviation Administration, more budget flexibility to reduce the number of its furloughs.Under the bill, the FAA would be able to redirect up to $253 million from other areas of its budget to shore up staffing levels.The Senate's approval of the bipartisan measure capped a fractious week that saw Democrats divided over how to manage the growing public ire over air-traffic delays, which arose after the FAA began furloughing air-traffic controllers. The furloughs were prompted by federal spending cuts across the federal government, known as a sequester, that were required under a 2011 deal to raise the federal borrowing limit.Th...
Hours before the Postal Service's expected first-ever default on an obligation, senators blasted the Republican-led House of Representatives for not advancing legisl...
FBN’s Gerri Willis on a new bill that would dock lawmakers’ pay if they miss votes on Capitol Hill.
Sen . Susan Collins (R-Maine) on why she is co-sponsoring a bill that will salvage the USPS.
The Senate on Tuesday voted to block an amendment from consideration that would have re-authorized the Export-Import Bank. The Export Import bank provides loan guara...
Robert Bryce of the Manhattan Institute discusses the cost of green-energy mandates.
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist on the debate over extending the payroll tax cut and efforts to reduce the government’s spending.
FBN's Peter Barnes with the latest on the continuing debate over payroll tax cuts in Washington.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, (R-Ak.), on efforts to rein in the EPA’s regulatory authority.
George Washington University Professor Susan Dudley on the economic costs of expanding regulations.
FBN’s Gerri Willis on the financial crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service.
Sen. Kent Conrad, (D-ND), on the progress in the debt negotiations.
FBN’s John Stossel argues that college may not be worth the cost.
Sen. James Inhofe, (R-Okla.), on Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearings.
Sen. James Inhofe, (R-Okla.), on Chuck Hagel and the President’s push for cap and trade legislation.
IHS Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh on the debate over the debt ceiling.
Quarterly earnings from a handful of the biggest U.S. banks will highlight next week's economic calendar, along with housing and inflation data. And Ben Bernanke on ...
The U.S. Congress that expired this week might have steered the nation away from the "fiscal cliff" of potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts, but it di...
Pantsuits are about to have a fashion moment.Last night’s election ushered in several female senators, bringing the number of female representatives in the Senate to...
FBN’s Gerri Willis on the unfinished business in Washington as Congress leaves for its August recess.
