Coburn Yields to Pressure, Backs Off FAA Shutdown Threat

After intense public pressure and criticism, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) last night backed off his threat to shut down the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Senate approved a bill that will keep the FAA operating through January. FAA spending authority was due to expire today and President Obama will sign the bill today. Coburn was using Senate rules to block the bill, which also...