DURBIN SLAMS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR WITHHOLDING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS' PAY RAISE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning the Trump Administration for refusing to deliver air traffic controllers' congressionally authorized 3.8 percent pay raise because Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford argued that more controller productivity needs to be "unlocked." In his remarks, Durbin underscored that air traffic controllers play a critical role in keeping fliers safe and that withholding their promised pay raise only exacerbates the stressful conditions that air traffic controllers already face.

Durbin began his remarks by commending air traffic con...