Lawmakers Want 2 Dozen Amendments on Last Major Bill on Federal Aviation | EWTN News Nightly

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The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 will solve a number of pressing flying issues, like airport safety and pilot training. Because it's the last major bill of this Congress, lawmakers want to tack on more than 2 dozen amendments dealing with a variety of unrelated issues. Senate leaders are getting increasingly pessimistic about the prospects of passing the five-year FAA funding bill by the end of the week, because the amendments lawmakers want are causing problems. Senator Chuck Schumer says, "It will take bipartisan cooperation to get this done before the deadline. Both parties have every reason in the world to get FAA done as quickly as possible, and as smoothly as possible." Dozens of amendments and several senators are threatening to slow a vote unless their amendments are considered. Senator Josh Hawley is lobbying for his bipartisan proposal to expand compensation for victims of radiation contamination. Another amendment is the Kids Online Safety Act, which would force tech companies to take steps to mitigate potentially harmful material to kids. It has 69 cosponsors but no vote yet. Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf