6 Senate Appropriations Conferees contend “Any airline relief package must …
recognize the extraordinary needs of the people who have suffered the most from
the industry downturn, our unemployed aviation industry workers”
Additional 26 weeks of unemployment assistance for workers in the airline and related industries; $375 million for airport security improvements
Murray: I hope the President does not object to helping thousands of workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. . . At a time when the President has proposed $700 billion more in tax cuts, I would hope he could find it in his heart to support less than one-twentieth of one perce
Murray amendment included: $225 million for airline workers and related
industries, $100 million more for airlines, $375 million for airports
Amendment to 2003 supplemental would provide greater relief to airlines than
GOP proposal while expanding assistance for unemployed industry workers
