Appears the amendment is a trojan horse, meant to make naysayers look bad. The media ran with it.
The entire bill, if passed sounds nice-nice but the devil is in the details and restricts a bunch if air-service at regional airports.
So, the bill isn’t about using public structures for accommodation of illegals but about tightening the grip on private sector flyers.
the amendment is a trojan horse, meant to make naysayers look bad. The media ran with it.
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Seems the devil IS in the details:
Strong, Rogers oppose effort requiring airlines to rehire pilots fired for refusing COVID vaccine — Warn of ‘slippery slope’
07.21.23
https://1819news.com/news/item/strong-rogers-oppose-effort-requiring-airlines-to-rehire-pilots-fired-for-refusing-covid-vaccine-warn-of-slippery-slope
“However, the nearly-800-page bill included further provisions, including directions for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to increase air traffic control hiring targets, establish a workforce development program and raise the commercial airline pilot retirement age to 67, among others.”
“This Amendment proposed to give the Biden FAA new authority to mandate the hiring practice of airlines,” Strong explained. “Given that woke Washington bureaucrats are already trying to push their DEI policies on airlines hiring, I am concerned it is a slippery slope that would be abused.”
Barry Moore ~ “Prioritizing pronouns over performance will not fix these issues. We need to hire the most qualified people for the job.”