Congressional Observer: February 2004
Congress bailed out of Washington in early December and was scheduled to land back in place on January 20.

Congress bailed out of Washington in early December and was scheduled to land back in place on January 20. The recess provided ample time for reviewing legislative accomplishments and failures during the first session of the 108th Congress and for taking a look at what might happen in the second session.

For aviation, H.R.2115, the Flight 100-Century of Aviation and Revitalization Act, covered a broad range of aviation matters and funded the FAA with $59 billion for four years. Still languishing in committee pigeon holes were some 30 other bills relating to aviation, and the chances of any of those flying out to see the light of day are relatively slim. The fact of the matter is that aviation interests represent a small percentage of a legislator’s constituency and they simply have bigger fish to fry in behalf of their own welfare and for the people who cast votes.

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