Airline Protection Bill

[Ebowed]

Actually, it would just persuade the foreign countries to keep their domestic routes closed.

[Ebowed]

This bill will:

• Prevent government funds towards airlines in times of national emergency and economic crisis;
• Hurt the public by allowing airlines to terminate air routes without notice;
• Write xenophobia into our law and provoke foreign countries into a protection war;
• Subject companies to arbitrary restrictions due to their ownership and location.

In my opinion, there is nothing salvagable about the bill.

[Ebowed]

This bill will:

• Prevent government funds towards airlines in times of national emergency and economic crisis;
• Hurt the public by allowing airlines to terminate air routes without notice;
• Write xenophobia into our law and provoke foreign countries into a protection war;
• Subject companies to arbitrary restrictions due to their ownership and location.

In my opinion, there is nothing salvagable about the bill.

So in real life, you basically dont support the United States aviation industry.

The first two dot points have nothing to do with supporting the aviation industry, in fact the first one hurts it.  This feels a little like a debate over flag burning, though; if you don't support banning it, you don't support the troops.

[Ebowed]

Nay

[Ebowed]

This bill has enough votes to fail.  Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

[Ebowed]

With 1 aye and 7 nays this bill has failed.