US EditionSenators Brace for Another Possible Shutdown in January
Senator Cruz demands reforms to block a waiver allowing military aircraft to bypass location broadcasting after a Jan. 29 crash killed 67, with broad support from safety agencies.
- Republican Sen. Ted Cruz threatened to hold up funding to keep the federal government open after the end of January if reforms don't pass by then to tighten up the rules on military flights.
- The defense bill contains provisions that would allow military aircraft to operate without broadcasting their precise location, the same practice that led to a deadly collision over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.
- Cruz and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, along with families of the crash victims, are urging Congress to amend the defense bill to address aviation safety concerns.
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Sen. Cruz threatens government shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved
Senators from both sides of the aisle say that if certain provisions remain in the massive defense bill, it could recreate the conditions that led to the deadly crash between an airliner and an Army helicopter earlier this year.
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Sen. Cruz threatens another shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is threatening to hold up funding to keep the federal government open after the end of January if reforms don't pass to tighten up the rules on military flights after the deadly collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C.
Senators brace for another possible shutdown in January
Senators in both parties are bracing for another government shutdown next year after Republicans blocked a proposal to extend expiring health insurance subsidies, the issue that triggered the 43-day closure that consumed much of the fall calendar.
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