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Committee backs $12.5 billion down payment for air traffic control modernization and workforce support
Summary
The committee approved a reconciliation title that includes a $12.5 billion down payment to modernize air traffic control systems and fund controller recruitment and training; members described aging radar, telecom and tower infrastructure and a shortage of certified air traffic controllers.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved language in its committee print that includes a $12.5 billion down payment for air traffic control (ATC) modernization and workforce recruitment, hiring and training.
On the record, Chairman Sam Graves said: "In response, the committee will provide 12,500,000,000.0 down payment for air traffic control modernization efforts to allow the administration to immediately get to work replacing critical telecommunications infrastructure and radar systems ... and fund air traffic control recruitment, retention and…
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