Coburn Blocks FAA Bill, 80,000 People Could Be Out of Work

  If 80,000 people are out of work when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) runs out of spending authority tomorrow, they can blame Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.). Coburn is single- handedly blocking a bill to reauthorize the FAA that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the House earlier this week. To meet the Sept. 16 FAA funding deadline, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)...