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T&I Chairman Shuster Set To Depart Congress at Year-end

Shuster emphasized a desire to push through an infrastructure package this year, but also is planning to focus on his ATC reorganization proposal.

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

January 4, 2018

Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania), the chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and chief architect of the proposal for an independent, user-funded air traffic organization, is retiring from Congress at the end of the year. Shuster this week announced his decision against running for re-election in November, saying, “It has been one of my life’s greatest honors to serve and represent the citizens of the 9th District for 17 years. It has also been a tremendous privilege to have been selected by my congressional colleagues to be chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the last five years.”

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