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Article: Ensuring friendly skies; Air traffic control under threat.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 17, 2003
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Byline: Robert Poole, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Given the political makeup of Congress, you'd think an executive order signed by President Bush just last year would be safe. After all, the executive order simply removed four words calling air traffic control "an inherently governmental function."
But apparently, the decline of unions has been greatly exaggerated. Nine Republican senators ignored multiple veto threats from the administration and deserted Mr. Bush so they could cater to an inefficient union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. The GOP nine joined all but one Democrat in approving a bill that would force all air traffic ...