House Democrats Block FAA Extension

House Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican push to fast-track an FAA extension, just days before the current law expires Sept. 30.

Top Democrats announced plans to vote against the six-month extension earlier in the day, citing opposition to unrelated Republican add-ons dealing with flood insurance, tax credits for victims of recent hurricanes and expiring health care programs.

The Democratic leader also cited Republican inaction on the Dream Act — the bipartisan bill that would provide a path to citizenship for some young, undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers — as reason for her opposition.

Some Republicans who oppose House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster's separate effort to divorce air traffic control functions from the FAA have said they also oppose the extension.

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