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Letter from Lahood

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Don’t jet out of town, leaving the FAA grounded

"For 11 days and counting, the Federal Aviation Administration has been without the authorization to go about a portion of its daily business. We owe the American people a solution to this crisis before members head home for the August recess." - Lahood