Calls for quick action to end aviation logjam, slew of acts after recess
President Obama on Tuesday urged Congress to quickly settle differences on aviation legislation to unblock air construction projects, and to pass legislation on trade pacts and an infrastructure bank after lawmakers return from summer recess.
“We’ve got to do everything in our
power to grow this economy and put America back to work,” Obama said after
learning the Senate had followed the House in approving legislation to raise
the federal debt ceiling and cut spending. Read more here.