The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a spending bill to keep the federal government operating for the remainder of this fiscal year. It did not include an amendment offered by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) that would have provided funding to keep air traffic control towers open — or any other amendment that would have given federal agencies flexibility in dealing with budget cuts mandated by sequestration.

The House has indicated they will accept the Senate bill without changes.

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HAI President Matt Zuccaro joined pilot and actor Harrison Ford and the leaders of other aviation associations at a special meeting of the House General Aviation Caucus on Tuesday, March 19. Ford leant his star drawing power to highlight issues with the ability to hurt general aviation.

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Democrats and Republicans alike anticipate that President Obama will approve the 1,700-mile, Alberta to Texas Keystone XL pipeline sometime this year.

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The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, David Camp (R-Mich.), has released a discussion draft of his vision for reform of several key tax code provisions of interest to small business.

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In a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Department of Transportation Inspector General identified the implementation of NextGen as among its top ten focus areas.

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The FAA has imposed a hiring freeze to help blunt the sequester's impact, but that threatens to disrupt the supply of new air traffic controllers needed to replace the thousands of workers eligible for retirement.

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Due to the widespread use of buckets, the majority of the foam injection systems are used in conjunction with buckets. Some foam injection systems are employed with fixed tanks.

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According to press secretary Jay Carney, the Obama administration said on Mar. 7 that the United States "would not use drone strikes on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil."

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European Climate Change Commissioner Connie Hedegaard was in Washington on Feb. 27 to meet with administration officials. She said a rejection of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would send a "strong signal to the world" that the U.S. plans to meaningfully address climate change.

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National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi warned on Feb. 27 that the sequester will affect "every passenger, every general aviation pilot, and every freight hauler" and is "reckless" in its across-the-board nature and in not differentiating between essential and non-essential personnel.

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