REAL threat to age 60

[roughneck]

H.R.3074 - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008



Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

• Other Bill Titles
  
• Official: Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. as introduced.
• Short: Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed senate.
• Short: Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed senate.
• Short: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed senate.
• Short: Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed house.
• Short: Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed house.
• Short: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed house.
• Short: Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 as reported to house.
• Short: Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008 as reported to house.
• Short: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 as reported to house.
• Short: Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 as introduced.
• Short: Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008 as introduced.
• Short: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 as introduced.

9/12/2007--Passed Senate amended. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Transportati more...

The House has already passed a bill that is simular in nature and they both contain the Age 65 language. President Bush has vowed to veto this bill if it is presented to him, but we need to put presure on everyone to not allow Legislation through Appropriations. We may go down over this bill. Get on the emails tonight.

 

[XJTAv8r]

Here's the latest from ALPA:

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Transportation Appropriations conference report yesterday by a vote of 270 to 147. House and Senate conferees had approved the conference report on the bill, H.R.3074, on November 8. In addition to setting spending on transportation and other programs, the final conference report includes language to raise the upper age limit for airline pilots to 65. The language in the bill is consistent with ALPA’s Executive Board resolution adopted on May 23.

The job of the November 8 conference was to work out the differences between the House-passed and the Senate-passed Transportation Appropriations bills. Language to change the upper age limit was part of the Senate bill in the form of the Stevens amendment, which the Senate unanimously approved on September 12. The House bill passed on July 24 did not include any language pertaining to the upper age limit; however, the House and Senate conferees agreed to add the Stevens amendment to the final conference report. The Stevens amendment is the same as the ALPA-endorsed Oberstar language in the House FAA reauthorization bill. The Senate is expected to pass the appropriations bill conference report, perhaps before the end of the week.

The conference report on the appropriations bill is $3 billion more than the administration requested, which has prompted a veto threat. Although the Senate’s September 12 vote on the Transportation Appropriations bill comfortably exceeded the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto, the 268-153 House vote taken on July 24 did not. If the two houses cannot override a veto, the White House and the conferees will probably begin negotiations at some point to seek agreement on transportation appropriations legislation before the end of the year.

 

[luckytohaveajob]

Presidential VETO.

AGE 65 is dead on arrival!!!

The bill includes language opening the ATC contract which Bush is opposed to doing under any circumstance.

Better luck with the next president, geezers.

 

[PCL_128]

For once, Bush is actually helping labor, albeit inadvertently. With him on a recent binge of budget-related vetoes, this one is going down in flames. Thank God.