Senate Advances FAA Reauthorization as Deadline Looms by Jacob Burg – US Politics News

The U.S. Senate is now one step closer to passing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) five-year reauthorization bill before the May 10 deadline.
Senators voted 84–13 on May 9 to invoke cloture, which limits the timeline for debate over amendments and moves the Senate closer to passing the 1,068-page aviation bill.
Now, senators have a chance to debate the legislation that would improve aircraft and airport safety, address the 3,000-person hiring shortage of air traffic controllers, and create standards for consumer refunds.
“We hope to get this done today to keep the FAA funded and operational before tomorrow’s deadline,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor on May 9….