Udall Statement on Agreement to End FAA Shutdown, Put Thousands Back to Work

Statement

Today, Mark Udall released the following statement on the temporary agreement reached to put FAA employees back on the job:

"I'm relieved that the 74,000 Americans who have been furloughed will go back to work - as long as the agreed-upon extension doesn't face any partisan objections in the Senate tomorrow. I've been pushing for a solution to this nonsensical impasse because we can't keep doing business this way.

"If we have policy or political differences, we need to sit down and work out a compromise together, not strong arm one-sided provisions into law by holding hostage the jobs of hardworking Americans. This cannot be a precedent. Importantly, we'll be back in the same boat in mid-September when this extension expires, and if this standoff happens again, that could put even more Colorado airport projects and more jobs at risk. That is unacceptable at a time when we should be focused on creating jobs."

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